The city as comedy : society and representation in Athenian drama / edited by Gregory W. Dobrov.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dobrov, Gregory W., 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek drama (Comedy)--History and criticism.

Greek drama (Comedy).

Literature and society--Greece--Athens.

Literature and society.

City and town life in literature.

Cities and towns in literature.

Athens (Greece)--In literature.

Athens (Greece).

Mimesis in literature.

Greece--Athens.

Physical Description:

xix, 355 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [1997]

Summary:

Thirteen essays combine classical scholars' interest in theatrical production with a growing interdisciplinary inquiry into the urban contexts of literary production. At once a study of classical Greek literature and an analysis of cultural production, this collection reveals how for two centuries Athens itself was transformed, staged as comedy, and ultimately shaped by contemporary material, social, and ideological forces.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0807823376

0807846457

OCLC:

36509660