Broken Laughter
Select Fragments of Greek Comedy
Seiten
2007
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-928785-7 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-928785-7 (ISBN)
A collection of over 200 of the most interesting and important fragments of Greek comedy, accompanied by a commentary, an extensive introduction discussing the history of comic genre, a series of appendixes on the individual poets, the inscriptional evidence, etc., and a complete translation of the fragments.
A collection of over 200 of the most interesting and important fragments of Greek comedy, accompanied by a commentary; an extensive introduction discussing the history of comic genre; a series of appendixes on the individual poets, the inscriptional evidence, and the like; and a complete translation of the fragments. Individual sections illustrate the earliest Greek comedy from Syracuse; the characteristic features of Athenian `Old', `Middle', and `New Comedy'; the comic presentation of politicians, philosophers, and women; the comic reception of other poetry; and many aspects of daily life, including dining and symposia.
A collection of over 200 of the most interesting and important fragments of Greek comedy, accompanied by a commentary; an extensive introduction discussing the history of comic genre; a series of appendixes on the individual poets, the inscriptional evidence, and the like; and a complete translation of the fragments. Individual sections illustrate the earliest Greek comedy from Syracuse; the characteristic features of Athenian `Old', `Middle', and `New Comedy'; the comic presentation of politicians, philosophers, and women; the comic reception of other poetry; and many aspects of daily life, including dining and symposia.
S. Douglas Olson is Distinguished McKnight Professor at the University of Minnesota.
A. DORIC COMEDY ; B. ATTIC 'OLD COMEDY' ; C. 'MIDDLE' AND 'NEW' COMEDY ; D. THE RECEPTION OF OTHER POETRY ; E. POLITICS AND POLITICIANS ; F. PHILOSOPHY AND PHILOSOPHERS ; G. FOOD AND DINING ; H. WINE AND SYMPOSIA ; I. WOMEN ; J. ASPECTS OF DAILY LIFE
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 17.5.2007 |
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Verlagsort | Oxford |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 161 x 240 mm |
Gewicht | 875 g |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
ISBN-10 | 0-19-928785-6 / 0199287856 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-928785-7 / 9780199287857 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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