Concept information
Preferred term
1329Satyr play
Broader concept
Scope note
- Dramatic genre of the ancient Greek drama featuring the chorus of satyrs, who typically performed a dance that was guided by Silenus. It had a comic plot and a happy ending, it mocked persons and satirised mythological themes from the preceding tragedies. Satyr plays were shorter than tragedies and used the metre more freely. They were performed after the trilogies of tragedies in the drama festivals.
Source
- Lämmle 2013
- Lowe 2000
- Shaw 2014
- Zimmermann 2011
Contributor
- Katsiadakis Helen (AA)
Creator
- Goulis Helen (AA)
Notation
- 1329
In other languages
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French
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German
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Greek
URI
https://humanitiesthesaurus.academyofathens.gr/dyas-resource/Concept/1329
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