Greek Lyric Poetry

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1962

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica inc.

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Lecturer David Grene analyzes Greek lyric poetry, showing the place of poetry in private social gatherings, in the temples of the gods, in the great athletic stadia, and in the theaters. Mr. Grene gives special attention to the works of Sappho, Pindar, and Aeschylus. Includes a dramatization of the choral ode from Agamemnon. For more on director John Barnes, visit http://www.afana.org/barnesbio.htm

Complete Record: Lecturer David Grene analyzes Greek lyric poetry, showing the place of poetry in private social gatherings, in the temples of the gods, in the great athletic stadia, and in the theaters. Mr. Grene gives special attention to the works of Sappho, Pindar, and Aeschylus. Includes a dramatization of the choral ode from Agamemnon. For more on director John Barnes, visit http://www.afana.org/barnesbio.htm, Greek Lyric Poetry. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films. 30 Min., Sd., Color, 16 Mm. (Classical Greece, Lesson 4) Eastman Color. © Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc.; 24sep62; Mp13534. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.