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Satyr play tradition and satyr choruses (c. 6th century BCE–2nd century CE)

Satyr play tradition and satyr choruses (c. 6th century BCE–2nd century CE)

  1. Satyr choruses join early Dionysian performance culture

    Labels: Dionysian festivals, Satyrs

  5. Sophocles develops satyr-chorus storytelling

    Labels: Sophocles

  6. Euripides stages *Alcestis* as an unusual fourth play

    Labels: Euripides, Alcestis

  7. Euripides’ *Cyclops* preserves a full satyr chorus

    Labels: Euripides, Cyclops

  8. Genre’s survival becomes fragmentary after the 5th century

    Labels: Post-classical transmission

  9. Papyrus roll shows satyr plays circulating in Roman Egypt

    Labels: Roman Egypt, Papyrus roll

  10. Oxyrhynchus fragments published, reviving modern study

    Labels: Oxyrhynchus Papyri

  11. Modern adaptation stages a “satyr chorus” on ancient ground

    Labels: Tony Harrison, The Trackers