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Greek Comedy and Ideology
Language: en
Pages: 257
Authors: David Konstan
Categories: Greek drama (Comedy)
Type: BOOK - Published: 1995 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

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This study analyzes how the structure of ancient Greek comedy betrays and responds to cultural tensions in the society of the classical city-state. Individual c
Ancient Greek Comedy
Language: en
Pages: 371
Authors: Almut Fries
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-06-22 - Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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This volume, in honour of Angus M. Bowie, collects seventeen original essays on Greek comedy. Its contributors treat questions of origin, genre and artistic exp
The Cambridge Companion to Greek Comedy
Language: en
Pages: 523
Authors: Martin Revermann
Categories: Drama
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-06-12 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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This book provides a unique panorama of this challenging area of Greek literature, combining literary perspectives with historical issues and material culture.
Slaves and Slavery in Ancient Greek Comic Drama
Language: en
Pages: 289
Authors: Ben Akrigg
Categories: Drama
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-01-31 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Greek comedy offers a unique insight into the reality of life as a slave, giving this disenfranchised group a 'voice'.
Nonsense and Meaning in Ancient Greek Comedy
Language: en
Pages: 215
Authors: Stephen E. Kidd
Categories: Drama
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-06-12 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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This book employs the concept of 'nonsense' to explore those parts of Greek comedy perceived as 'just silly' and therefore 'not meaningful'.