parabasis / pəˈræb ə sɪs /

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parabasis 的定义

n. 名词 noun

plural pa·rab·a·ses [puh-rab-uh-seez]. /pəˈræb əˌsiz/.

  1. a choral ode addressed to the audience, especially of comedy, and independent of the action of the play: usually following the agon and, in the earliest forms of comedy, serving often to end the play.

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  1. Parabasis, pa-rab′a-sis, n. the chief of the choral parts in ancient Greek comedy, usually an address from the poet to the public.
  2. In the comedies, like the masques in other days, sarcastic remarks on the government came to be made; this was the Parabasis.
  3. They were also remarkable for the absence of the parabasis and chorus.