parabasis

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Turkish - Turkish
Yunan komedisinde, yazarın seyircilere hitap ettiği bölüm
German - Turkish
a diviation or digression. In Old Comedy, parabasis was when the Chorus came forward to directly address the audience in the Poet's name. Similar "asides" can be found in post-classical drama as well
English - English
The part of an Ancient Greek comedy in which the actors leave the stage and the chorus addresses the audience directly