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Aristophanes and the definition of comedy /

The enigma of 'serious comedy' and of Aristophanes' complex preoccupation with tragedy is at the centre of a new assessment of Aristophanic comedy as a whole. All Greek in the text is translated; the versions offered seek to convey the distinctive character of the original."--Jac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Silk, M. S. (Michael Stephen), 1941-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Subjects:
Aristophanes > Criticism and interpretation.
Aristophanes
Greek drama (Comedy) > History and criticism > Theory, etc.
Comedy.
Comédie grecque > Histoire et critique > Théorie, etc.
Comédie.
comedy plays.
Comedy
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The enigma of 'serious comedy' and of Aristophanes' complex preoccupation with tragedy is at the centre of a new assessment of Aristophanic comedy as a whole. All Greek in the text is translated; the versions offered seek to convey the distinctive character of the original."--Jacket.
Physical Description:1 online resource (456 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191712227
0191712221