Author: SEGAL, ERICH (ED. )
Title: Oxford Readings in Aristophanes
Description: Oxford University Press, 1996. Softcover. ISBN: 0198721579. Light creasing to wraps. Minor shelfwear. Scholar's name to ffep (Robert Brown). Gift plate to ffep. Ex-library copy with usual stamps, and pocket. Else VG. ; Oxford Readings Classical Studies; 360 pages; Aristophanes is the only author of Greek Attic comedy whose work survives in any form beyond fragments. His eleven surviving comedies reflect the spirit of Athens in the golden age and its unique freedom of speech. This anthology brings together all the most important contributions to the study of Aristophanes; it addresses a range of subjects from the classic question of Aristophanes' relationship to contemporary politics to more modern issues such as performance context, the interaction between fifth century comedy and tragedy, and gender. Good+ .

Keywords: 0198721579 Aristophanes Greek Comedy Plays & Drama Greek Literature


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