Broken laughter : select fragments of Greek comedy / edited with introduction, commentary, and translation, S. Douglas Olson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Olson, S. Douglas.

Language:

English

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Subjects (All):

Greek drama (Comedy).

Quotations, Greek.

Greek drama (Comedy)--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

xviii, 476 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Summary:

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 the 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.

Contents:

Section A Doric Comedy 33

Section B Attic 'Old Comedy' 69

Section C 'Middle' and 'New Comedy' 116

Section D The Reception of Other Poetry 151

Section E Politics and Politicians 187

Section F Philosophy and Philosophers 227

Section G Food and Dining 256

Section H Wine and Symposia 292

Section I Women 321

Section J Aspects of Daily Life 352

Appendix I Epigraphic Evidence for the Chronology of Attic Comedy 379

Appendix II Conspectus Numerorum 392

Appendix III The Poets 402

Appendix IV Translations of the Fragments 419.

Notes:

Doric comedy -- Attic "old comedy" -- "Middle" and "new comedy" -- The reception of other poetry -- Politics and politicians -- Philosophy and philosophers -- Food and dining -- Wine and symposia -- Women -- Aspects of Daily Life -- Appendix I : epigraphic evidence for the chronology of Attic comedy -- Appendix II : Conspectus numerorum -- Appendix III : the poets -- Appendix IV : translations of the fragments .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780199287857

0199287856

OCLC:

77573080

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