Music At Social Meals in Greek and Roman Antiquity - From the Archaic Period to the Age of Augustine

The first comprehensive history of music at social recreations in antiquity, from private parties to festivals, demonstrating not only its diverse pleasures but also the various personal and social purposes it served.

List of contents

Glossary of Musical Instruments; Introduction: The Topic and the Sources; 1. Sympotic Scenes and Songs; 2. The Gentleman's Lyre; 3. Hellenistic Evolutions; 4. Poets and Musicians at Upper-Class Greek Banquets; 5. Music and Elite Dining in the Roman Age; 6. Music at the Social Recreations of the Lower Classes; 7. Music at the Suppers and Feasts of the Jewish People; 8. Music at Christian Social Meals; 9. Purposes and Pleasures.

About the author

Charles H. Cosgrove is Emeritus Professor of Early Christian Literature at the Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. He is the author of numerous books and articles on antiquity, including the definitive study of Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 1786, an ancient Christian hymn with musical notation.

Product details

• Authors: Charles H. Cosgrove, Cosgrove Charles H.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2025
• EAN: 9781009161053
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0916105-3
• No. of pages: 458
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, History of Religion, Social and cultural history, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE