The Greek world, from the Archaic period to the first years of the Peloponnesian War, is essentially known by the written traces of the poetic and musical practices that punctuated the life of cities and sanctuaries. With this in mind, John Herington proposed in 1985 that ancient Greece up to the end of the5th century bedescribedas a " song culture ". Since then, the term has enjoyed some success, particularly among specialists in the poetry and oral culture of archaic Greece. As an analytical concept, it has hardly been adopted outside this restricted circle. Would this notion be useful only for studies of Greek poetry ? Would such a configuration have no effect on the other objects of current historical research ? The aim of this colloquium is to take up this expression, propose a definition and extend its scope to new areas of study.
Published on 5 June 2024
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The ancient Greek world : a singing culture ?
International symposium
On 24 and 25 June 2024, an international symposium entitled " Le monde grec antique : une culture du chant ? " will be held at the Collège de France's Institut des Civilisations
Organization : Déborah Bucchi and Antoine Chabod, with the support of Professors Vinciane Pirenne-Delforge, Chair of Religion, History and Society in the Ancient Greek World, and William Marx, Chair of Comparative Literatures.
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