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WAGNERIAN HEXAMETERS, HOMERIC QUESTIONS: CLASSICAL «OBSESSIONS» ON TEXT, METER AND PERFORMANCE

Εξώφυλλο Παράβασις Τόμ. 20 / Cover Parabasis Vol. 20
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Published: Nov 24, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681//.43029
Marcus Mota
Abstract

At various stages in his career, Richard Wagner sought aesthetic solutions for his artistic projects through the reception of ideas and forms from Antiquity. Among some of his options was reworking Homeric poetry, trying to find solutions to the impasses found in the disjunction between text and performance, as he identified in the German literary tradition. In this paper, I present some moments of this search for an understanding of past rhythms in new forms of expression.

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Author Biography
Marcus Mota

Marcus Mota is a full Professor at the University of Brasília, in the Department of Performing Arts, where he founded and directs the Dramaturgy Laboratory (LADI-UnB) since 1998. He is also the main editor of the Journal Dramaturgies and a Professor at the postgraduate programs in Metaphysics and Performing Arts at UnB. In addition, he is a writer, playwright and composer.