Charles H. Cosgrove

Music at Social Meals in Greek and Roman Antiquity (eBook, PDF)

From the Archaic Period to the Age of Augustine

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Produktbeschreibung

Comprehensive history of one of the greatest pleasures of ancient life, recreational music, and the various purposes it served.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781009204835
• Artikelnr.: 70911907

Autorenporträt

Charles H. Cosgrove is Emeritus Professor of Early Christian Literature at the Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. He is the author of numerous books and articles on antiquity, including the definitive study of Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 1786, an ancient Christian hymn with musical notation.

Inhaltsangabe

Glossary of Musical Instruments
Introduction: The Topic and the Sources
1. Sympotic Scenes and Songs
2. The Gentleman's Lyre
3. Hellenistic Evolutions
4. Poets and Musicians at Upper-Class Greek Banquets
5. Music and Elite Dining in the Roman Age
6. Music at the Social Recreations of the Lower Classes
7. Music at the Suppers and Feasts of the Jewish People
8. Music at Christian Social Meals
9. Purposes and Pleasures.