Comedy
by
N. J. Lowe
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
New Surveys in the Classics
ISBN-10
0521706092
ISBN-13
9780521706094
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 11th, 2008
Print length
176 Pages
Weight
284 grams
Dimensions
23.00 x 14.50 x 1.20 cms
Product Classification:
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medievalLiterary studies: classical, early & medieval
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Comedy offers a concise, accessible guide to the study of Greek and Roman comedy. It surveys the literary, theatrical, political, and cultural history of the classical genre from its beginnings to the death of Terence, with an overview of the work of each author and introductions to the surviving plays.
Comedy is the classical world's most resilient and durable theatrical tradition. This volume offers a concise, accessible guide to the study of Greek and Roman comedy in light of current scholarship. It surveys the complex literary, theatrical, and cultural history of the classical genre from its beginnings to the death of Terence, with an overview of the work of each author and introductions to all the surviving plays of Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus and Terence, alongside discussions of lost works and of theories of comedy ancient and modern, with concise guides to the extensive modern bibliography.
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