The Chorus of Drama in the Fourth Century BCE: Presence and Representation

The Chorus of Drama in the Fourth Century BCE is the first comprehensive study of that quintessential element in ancient Greek drama, the chorus, during the century directly following the deaths of Euripides and Sophocles. Recognizing the qualities of the fourth-century chorus in drama requires us to rethink several assumptions we still hold dear concerning fifth-century Attic drama. While the traditional narrative concerning the development of the dramatic chorus has been that it more or less ‘declined’ in quantity and quality, this volume demonstrates how varied and vital this component of drama continued to be, and during a time when the theatre became truly international.