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Oxford readings in Aristophanes / edited by Erich Segal.

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Oxford readings in Aristophanes / edited by Erich Segal.

Publication

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
©1996

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Segal, Erich, 1937-2010

Description

xxi, 335 pages; 23 cm

Summary

"This anthology is a 'must' for all serious students of Aristophanes. It includes in one volume sixteen of the most important contributions to the study of the only surviving author of Greek Attic comedy who has left us more than fragments." "The extant eleven plays reflect the spirit of Athens in the golden age - and its unique freedom of speech. The essays deal not only with the better-known comedies like Clouds and Birds, but also with the later, more unusual works such as The Assemblywomen and Wealth, which represent important stages towards the evolution of modern comedy. Subjects range from the classic question of Aristophanes' relationship to contemporary politics to more modern issues such as feminism, gender, performance context, and the interaction between fifth century comedy and tragedy. Many of the contributions are not otherwise readily available, coming from foreign journals and books difficult to obtain. All the Greek has been translated for the benefit of students reading the plays in English."--Jacket.

Subject

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

committed to retain

Contents

The physis of comedy / Erich Segal -- Fifth-century tragedy and comedy / Oliver Taplin -- Aristophanes and politics / A.W. Gomme -- The political outlook of Aristophanes / G.E.M. De Ste Croix -- The dēmos and the comic competition / Jeffrey Henderson -- Aristophanes' apprenticeship / Stephen Halliwell -- Tragedy and politics in Aristophanes' Acharnians / Helene P. Foley -- War and peace in the comedy of Aristophenes / Hans-Joachim Newiger -- Aristophanes' cloud-chorus / Charles Segal -- The paradoi of the Aristophanic comedies / Bernhard Zimmermann -- Some aspects of Aristophanes' dramatic art in the birds / Thomas Gelzer -- Comic myth-making and Aristophanes' originality / Carroll Moulton -- The people of Aristophanes / Michael Silk -- Aristophanes and the demon poverty / A.H. Sommerstein -- The assemblywomen : women, economy, and politics / Suzanne Saïd -- The originality of Aristophanes' last plays / Hellmut Flashar.

ISBN

0198721579
9780198721574
0198721560
9780198721567

LCCN

95038110

OCLC

32969068
SCSB-12060464

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Harvard Library