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单词 parabasis
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parabasis

/pəˈrabəsɪs /
noun (plural parabases /pəˈrabəsiːz/)
1(In ancient Greek comedy) a direct address to the audience, sung or chanted by the chorus on behalf of the author.The Chorus is important, and peculiar to Old Comedy are the agon and parabasis....
  • This paper discusses the ode and antode of Aristophanes Clouds with a view to appreciating the author's self-presentation in the parabasis.
1.1A digression in a fictional work in which the author addresses the reader.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Greek, from parabainein 'go aside'.

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