Menander : Epitrepontes : (The Arbitration) / by Alan H. Sommerstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sommerstein, Alan H., author.

Series:

Bloomsbury ancient comedy companions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Menander, of Athens. Epitrepontes.

Menander.

Greek drama (Comedy)--History and criticism.

Greek drama (Comedy).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (152 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021.

Place of Publication:

London [England] : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

"This book introduces readers who may have no previous knowledge of Menander's comedies to Epitrepontes (The Arbitration), arguably the most exquisitely crafted of his better-preserved plays. It explains what we know about the play, how we know it, and how far we can tentatively fill in the gaps in our knowledge. Sommerstein analyses the nature of the dramatic genre (Athenian New Comedy) to which Epitrepontes belongs. He assesses the plot and the characters, every one of whom makes an essential contribution to the uplifting outcome, and the social and ethical assumptions that dramatist and audience shared. As well as looking at the influences of earlier drama and of contemporary philosophical and popular thought, he considers the afterlife of Menandrian comedy in general and of Epitrepontes in particular, both in antiquity and in modern times, but also in the long period in between, when Menander was the great dramatist whose plays were thought to have been irrevocably lost"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface

List of Illustrations

1. Menander the Athenian

2. Menander and New Comedy

3. What We Know About Epitrepontes , and How We Know It

4. What Happens in Epitrepontes

5. Rape, Marriage, Legitimacy, Citizenship and Child Exposure

6. Characters

7. Structural Patterns

8. Literary and Intellectual Background

9. The Next Twenty-Three Centuries

Glossary

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781350023673

OCLC:

1230254673

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.