The language of Greek comedy / edited by Andreas Willi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Willi, Andreas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek drama (Comedy)--History and criticism.

Greek drama (Comedy).

Language and culture--Greece.

Language and culture.

Greece.

Greek language--Style.

Greek language.

Physical Description:

x, 343 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.

Summary:

The contributions to this volume by a team of international experts illustrate how the linguistic study of Greek comedy can deepen our knowledge of the intricate connections between the dramatic texts and their literary and socio-cultural environment. While the main focus is on comedy, the diversity of the approaches adopted ensures that much of the work applies to different genres and is relevant also to linguists and literary scholars.

Contents:

The language of Greek comedy: introduction and bibliographic sketch / Andreas Willi

Ionian Iambos and Attic Komoidia: father and daughter, or just cousins? / Ewen Bowie

The language of Doric comedy / Albio C. Cassio

Some evaluative terms in Aristophanes / Kenneth Dover

Figures of speech in Aristophanes / Simon R. Slings

Languages on stage: Aristophanic language, cultural history, and Athenian identity / Andreas Willi

Comic elements in tragic language: the case of Aeschylus' Oresteia / Alan H. Sommerstein

Mageiros Poiētēs: language and character in Antiphanes / Gregory W. Dobrov

Some orthographical variants in the papyri of later Greek comedy / W. Geoffrey Arnott

Speech within speech in Menander / René Nünlist.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [261]-299) and indexes.

ISBN:

0199245479

OCLC:

48942471