Parabase
Parabase (Greek for march past), in ancient Greek comedy the choir's address to the audience, which is usually inserted in the middle of the play and is out of context with the fable of the play ; was created by Platen in his satirical in the German comedies (etc. "The romantic Oedipus") comedy of the 19th century modeled.
Used in the "Old Comedy" by Aristophanes
A complete parabase consists of two parts:
- PART 1 is a long speech by the choir leader on behalf of the poet. It expresses the personal concern of the poet.
- PART 2 contains the epirrhematic composition typical of ancient comedy . Here the whole choir is involved, introducing the dialogue verses with a song verse ( ode ).
This is followed by the epic theme . This composition is repeated in Antode and Antepirrhema.
The parabase stands outside the plot. It does not have a fixed place in the play, but is inserted where the action makes such an interruption possible.
