Greek Tragedy and Sacrificial Ritual

<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;"...

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Main Author: Walter Burkert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Duke University 2003-01-01
Series:Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies
Online Access:http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/11461
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Summary:<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 11.0pt .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">The word <em>tragodia</em> reflects the sacrifice of a prize goat, as many ancient authors thought, and <em>thymele</em> reflects the link between tragedy and sacrifice, a link discernible in the themes as well as the origins of tragedy.</span></p> <!--EndFragment-->
ISSN:0017-3916
2159-3159