Pre-Tragic Elements in Greek Tragedy

Authors

  • Janez VREČKO

Keywords:

grška tragedija, tragično, rituali, ditiramb, satirska igra, katarza, Greek tragedy, tragic, ritual, dithyramb, satire play, catharsis

Abstract

Greek theatre derives from a ritual that is implicitly preserved in some heroic tragedies. Moreover, it introduces the concept of catharsis, which returns the viewer to the sphere of the elementary ritualistic and thus pre-tragic.

Published

2006-03-15

How to Cite

VREČKO, J. (2006) “Pre-Tragic Elements in Greek Tragedy”, Slavistična revija, 54(3), pp. 457–469. Available at: https://srl.si/ojs/srl/article/view/COBISS_ID-2030427 (Accessed: 30 June 2024).

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Section

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