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Aristophanes : the gods are laughing /

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This pseudo-biography juxtaposes elements of Aristophanic plays with the activities of contemporaneous people to show how Aristophanes became the father of political satire and why his theatrical innovations are still staples of the contemporary theatre.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Channel Four (Great Britain)
Other Authors: Ali, Tariq, Crutchley, Rosalie, 1921-1997, De Angelis, April
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [1995]
Subjects:
Aristophanes > Criticism and interpretation.
Greek drama (Comedy) > History and criticism.
Greek literature > History and criticism.
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Documentary films.
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Summary:This pseudo-biography juxtaposes elements of Aristophanic plays with the activities of contemporaneous people to show how Aristophanes became the father of political satire and why his theatrical innovations are still staples of the contemporary theatre.
Item Description:Vendor website does not provide whether the original video format used for the online video was VHS or DVD. The VHS was copyrighted for 1995, and the DVD was copyrighted for 2003.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 streaming video (52 min.)