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The Dionysia actually comprised two related festivals... The Dionysia was originally a rural festival in... comedies that had been produced at the City Dionysia the previous year... parodied the Rural Dionysia in his play... Dionysia ta en Astei... The archon prepared for the City Dionysia as soon as he was elected... the first performance of tragedy at the Dionysia was by the playwright and actor... The Dionysia was probably a time to let out their inhibitions through highly emotional tragedies or irreverent... The circumstances of the Dionysia allowed him to get away with criticisms he would not normally be allowed to voice... The Great Dionysia and Civic Ideology...

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