Lysistrata

C/LT 320I Notes on Greek Comedy and Lysistrata amniotic fluid/F only 2011 this play acts as prophecy- war will destroy air for Aristophanes Lysistrata (411 BCE)Homeric Epics- the bible for the greeks, the Iliad (more concerned with the war-translates as a catastrophe) and the odyssey, everybody looses type of thing, 1200bce, trojan war didnt happen, 1870 AD, Phallic Rituals- create something tall and worship it, masculine virility, ritual celebration, summation of orgies and animal sacrifice, every woman has to get pregnant if they can, Dithyramb- chorus, both heap and song, groups of farmers and shepards and practice and compete with song and dance, friendly competition, chorus never interacts with the briny action- too busy bickering amongst their selves, Satyr Plays- satire- short comic skits through as popular entertainment, variations of themes, goatmen playing songs, structured like a bugs bunny girl cartoon, seduction songs ( forbidden fruit), satrys always get what they want, mood pieces ( gets people in the mood) Dionysus- story in spring, capital of Greece is greatest city at the condemnation, god to celebrate, god of wine and feasting- the party god, is part human, the god close to like us, he is constantly at war with himself, circular, father genus Zeus + mother nymph, comic split- pulled between two worlds, always over does it Peloponnesian War (Athens v. Sparta) 15 years, spartans won, quagmire, end 6 years later with athens losing, alternative to self destruction, Characteristics of Greek Old ComedyAgon- means the problem, WAR, agonY, active and passive, straightforward and inplicit, agon is active in lysistrata, comedy acts as a prophecy, Parabasis- seculusion of the dithyramb, next to or simile something like a doctor, basis foundation, parallel basis for thrust it forward, exaggeration variation of the agon of the play, is a point in the play when all of the actors leave the stage and thechorus is left to address the audience direct ly. The chorus partially or completely abandons its dramatic role to talk to the audience on a topic completely irrelevant to the subject of the play. Episodes- shorter punchier scenes at the end, pays false of initial investment, content gives way to pure form archetype alazon is the baggard male, masculine figure who needs to be brought work through by clever retainer miles gloriosus- braggart solider boastful soldier, a posturing and self- deceiving boaster or yob igon- clever servant trong woman,Alazon- baggard male, macho figure who needs to be brought dump by the clever servant Eiron-The modern term irony is derived from the eiron of the definitive Greek theatre. Irony is the difference between the actual meaning of a something and the app arnt meaning. 4 The eiron would frequently triumph over the alazon by making himself protrude less(prenominal) than he actually is. ( the clever servant), Eiron usually succeeds in saving his braggart opponenet ( alazon) down by ma king himself seem like less than he actually was Techne/Skene- stage, balconies, things high and above, tall massive backdrop, Orchestra- pit leap place, social dance, costumes, megaphones, refer to paper Comic Effect in LysistrataScatology- mood based on bodily functions, gags that makes us go ew Reification- stereotyping, good luck down human beings into a cartoon, archetypes-caricatures, reification is always negatives, break down to appearance, attitude, things that make people vulnerable, retrieve of lampido, the woman at the end as an object Anachronism- something that breaks us out of time, nobody is reading it in its time it is set, look for the ways translater takes the jokes that applies it to the current audience Anthropomorphism- attribution of human characteristics to non-human things, primeval Comic Theory Aristotle, Poetics (ca. 350 BCE) Mimesis- name of the goddess of revenge, to give what is due Catharsis- purification or purgation of emotions that brings abou t spiritual renewal or release from tensionHubris- extremum pride or arrogance, indicates a loss of contact with reality and an overrating of ones own competence and abilities ( especially when the person is in power) arrogance in advance the gods, defiance of authority after pelponesian war, aristotle- important greek philosopher, poetics- how to tell a story, how to make the relate to life itself, dramatic narrative ( roughly important, most like us) not narrative or visual, mimesis- imitates life, how does the story imitate experience, we are attracted to the spectacular imitation of life, imitation of the spiritual, how does the play make us think about ourselves, aspiration validation, catharsis- emotional release, taking away the lesson, hubris- defiance of the gods, defying some(prenominal) type of authority, comedy gives us a false sense of liberty,