Phrynichus (tragedian)
Phrynichos ( Greek Φρύνιχος ) lived from the late 6th century to the first quarter of the 5th century BC. He was a Greek tragedian from Athens , who is considered the dramatic forerunner of Aeschylus .
Phrynichus was the son of Polyphradmon and a disciple of Thespis . 511/508 BC He celebrated his first dramatic victory in 476 BC. Another. In old age, around 470 BC BC, he is said to have died in Sicily , like his younger contemporary and competitor Aeschylus .
In his tragedies, the lyrical choral songs predominated, which were praised for their beauty and grace - so still by Aristophanes - and almost exclusively form dramatic lyric poetry. His innovations in ancient Greek theater are said to have included the introduction of female masks, the square meter and various dance figures. In addition to mythical material (including about the Danaids , Actaion , Alcestis , Tantalus, etc.), he also dealt with recent events. At the premiere of his tragedy "The capture of Miletus " (by the Persians) the theater audience burst into tears, so that the poet was fined 1000 drachmas for having touched the misfortune of the fatherland. After that, it was frowned upon in the theater for a long time to bring up this topic again. The 476 BC The tragedy "The Phönissen" performed , financially supported by Themistocles , deals with the battle of Salamis and the mourning of the wives of the fallen Persian warriors. This piece formed the model for “ The Persians ” by Aeschylus.
Text output
August Nauck : Tragicorum Graecorum Fragmenta , Leipzig 1856 (collection of fragments)
literature
Overview representations
- Albrecht von Blumenthal : Phrynichos 4 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XX, 1, Stuttgart 1941, Col. 911-917.
- Bernhard Zimmermann : The Attic Tragedy . In: Bernhard Zimmermann (Hrsg.): Handbook of the Greek literature of antiquity , Volume 1: The literature of the archaic and classical times . CH Beck, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-406-57673-7 , pp. 484–610, here: 558–561
- Bernhard Zimmermann: Phrynichos [1]. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 9, Metzler, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-476-01479-7 , Sp. 970 f.
Investigations
- Günther Freymuth: On the ΜΙΛΗΤΟΥ ΑΛΩΣΙΣ of Phrynichus . In: Philologus . Vol. 99, 1955, pp. 51-69
- David Rosenbloom: Shouting "Fire" in a Crowded Theater: Phrynichus 'Capture of Miletus' and the Politics of Fear in Early Attic Tragedy. In: Philologus. Vol. 137, 1993, pp. 159-196
Remarks
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Phrynichos |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Phrynichus Tragicus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek tragedian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 520 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | uncertain: around 470 BC Chr. |
| Place of death | unsure: Sicily |