The Choruses of Sophokles' __Antigone__ and __Philoktetes__: Dance of Words

"Dance of Words" argues for a fundamental difference in the modes of expression of actor and chorus. The chorus views the action from the perspective of dancers and singers, while the actors' understanding is shaped by the responsibility they have to make things happen. While this responsibility fashions the actors' considerations of cause and effect, linear movement through time and space, and a sense of history, the chorus' sensibilities arise out of the rhythms of its song and movements. Its mode of expression is a particular way of communicating and elaborating on man's place in the larger order, and its view of the action is bounded by the way that song and dance mirror that order. A Dance Of Words Argues For A Fundamental Difference In The Modes Of Expression Of Actor And Chorus. The Chorus Views The Action From The Perspective Of Dancers And Singers, While The Actors' Understanding Is Shaped By The Responsibility They Have To Make Things Happen.--jacket. Ch. 1. Antigone -- 1. The Parodos: From March To Dance -- 2. [polla Ta Deina]: The Ordering Of Ambiguity -- 3. [ate]: The Consequence Of Action And The Sequence Of The Dance -- 4. Hymn To Eros: The Appeal Of The Divine -- 5. A Lyric Dialogue: Challenge And Response -- 6. Fractured Narrative And The Song Of Fate -- 7. Dionysos After All -- Ch. 2. Philoktetes -- 1. The Parodos: A Divided World -- 2. The Song Of Lies -- 3. The Solo Song -- 4. A Hymn To Healing Sleep? -- 5. The Kommos: (dis)embodied Voices. By Margaret Rachel Kitzinger. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 139-142) And Index. The Choruses of Sophokles’ Antigone and Philoktetes: A Dance of Words 4 Contents 6 Preface 8 Introduction 10 1 Antigone 20 1. The Parodos: From March to Dance 21 2. πολλὰ τὰ δεινά: The Ordering of Ambiguity 29 3. ἄτη:: The Consequence of Action and the Sequence of the Dance 39 4. Hymn to Eros: The Appeal of the Divine 53 5. A Lyric Dialogue: Challenge and Response 57 6. Fractured Narrative and the Song of Fate 66 7. Dionysos After All 71 2 Philoktetes 80 1. The Parodos: A Divided World 87 2. The Song of Lies 96 3. The Solo Song 105 4. A Hymn to Healing Sleep? 121 5. The Kommos: (Dis)embodied Voices 131 Epilogue 146 Bibliography 148 Index 152 This volume argues for a fundamental difference in the modes of expression of actor and chorus in Sophoklean tragedy. The chorus views the action and the world of the play from the perspective of dancers and singers, while the actors' understanding is shaped by the responsibility they have to make things happen.