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2 - Out of the Shadows

Epicharmus and Early Performance in Syracuse

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2021

Kathryn G. Bosher
Edited by
Edith Hall  and
Clemente Marconi
Prepared for publication by
LaDale Winling
Kathryn G. Bosher
Affiliation:
Northwestern University, Illinois
Edith Hall
Affiliation:
King's College London
Clemente Marconi
Affiliation:
New York University
LaDale Winling
Affiliation:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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Summary

The comic playwright Epicharmus produced original dramas acclaimed and influential for many centuries thereafter. His dramas can be better understood in the framework of contemporary Sicilian poetry and performance genres and also with the help of the exiguous records about the context of performance in early Syracuse.

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Greek Theater in Ancient Sicily , pp. 14 - 33
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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  • Out of the Shadows
  • Kathryn G. Bosher, Northwestern University, Illinois
  • Edited by Edith Hall, King's College London, Clemente Marconi, New York University
  • Prepared for publication by LaDale Winling, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • Book: Greek Theater in Ancient Sicily
  • Online publication: 11 February 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108663878.003
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  • Out of the Shadows
  • Kathryn G. Bosher, Northwestern University, Illinois
  • Edited by Edith Hall, King's College London, Clemente Marconi, New York University
  • Prepared for publication by LaDale Winling, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • Book: Greek Theater in Ancient Sicily
  • Online publication: 11 February 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108663878.003
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  • Out of the Shadows
  • Kathryn G. Bosher, Northwestern University, Illinois
  • Edited by Edith Hall, King's College London, Clemente Marconi, New York University
  • Prepared for publication by LaDale Winling, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • Book: Greek Theater in Ancient Sicily
  • Online publication: 11 February 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108663878.003
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