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Antistrophe
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antistrophe
c.1600, from L., from Gk. antistrophe "a turning about, a turning back," from antistrephein, from anti- "against" + strephein "to turn" (see strophe).
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antistrophe
in Greek lyric odes, the second part of the traditional three-part structure. The antistrophe followed the strophe and preceded the epode. In the choral odes of Greek drama each of these parts corresponded to a specific movement of the chorus as it performed that part. During the strophe the chorus moved from right to left on the stage; during the antistrophe it moved from left to right
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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