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

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Charles H. Cosgrove

Music at Social Meals in Greek and Roman Antiquity

From the Archaic Period to the Age of Augustine

Charles H. Cosgrove

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English

Cambridge University Press
24 April 2025

Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Social & cultural history; History of religion; Christianity

This is a captivating story of music-making at social recreations from Homeric times to the age of Augustine. It tells about the music itself and its purposes, as well as the ways in which people talked about it, telling anecdotes, picturing musical scenes, sometimes debating what kind of music was right at a party or a festival. In straightforward and engaging prose, the author covers a remarkably broad history, providing the big picture yet with vivid and nuanced descriptions of concrete practices and events. We hear of music at aristocratic parties, club music, people's music-making at festivals, political uses of music at the court of Alexander the Great and in the public banquets of Roman emperors in the Colosseum, opinions of music-making at social meals from Plato to Clement of Alexandria, and much more, making the book a treasure-trove of information and a fascinating journey through ancient times and places.

By: Charles H. Cosgrove
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781009161053
ISBN 10: 1009161059
Pages: 458
Publication Date: 24 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.