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Greek comedy and ideology / David Konstan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Konstan, David, author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Greek drama (Comedy)--History and criticism.
- Greek drama (Comedy).
- Political plays, Greek--History and criticism.
- Political plays, Greek.
- Politics and literature--Greece.
- Politics and literature.
- Literature and society--Greece.
- Literature and society.
- Social problems in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (257 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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 chapters treat Aristophanic and Menandrean comedies.
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction; I. Aristophanic Comedy: Politics and Utopia; 1. Wasps; 2. Birds; 3. Lysistrata; 4. Frogs; 5. Wealth; II. Menandrean Comedy: Sex and Status; 6. Grouch; 7. Shorn Girl; 8. Self-Tormentor; 9. Eunuch; 10. Arbitrants; 11. The Miser; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 1995.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-234) and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-770463-8
- 1-280-44188-7
- 0-19-535769-8
- 1-60256-008-0
- OCLC:
- 191038203
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