The Greek Chorus Explained (Part 1)

Hi Folks, 

This week we’re tackling the one of the toughest barriers to understanding Greek tragedy: the role of the chorus. The chorus seems unusual if you have not studied Greek tragedy before and some of my students have even been tempted to skip these passages in the past. Don’t! They offer so much to our understanding of the story, our judgement of the characters and the pace of the action.

This video is a beginner’s guide to the chorus in Greek tragedy, who they are, how they interact with the main characters and what they offer to the performance overall. I’ll help you understand key concepts such as ode, epode, strophe and antistrophe so that you can navigate the chorus’ passages and understand them better.

As promised here is the link to the project on music in Greek tragedy:https://www.classics.ox.ac.uk/recreat...

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Thanks,
Dr M x

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