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Fragments of Old Comedy
Ian C. Storey
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Description for Fragments of Old Comedy
hardcover. The era of Old Comedy (c. 485--c. 380 BCE), when theatrical comedy was created and established, is best known through the extant plays of Aristophanes. But the work of many other poets, including Cratinus and Eupolis, the other members, with Aristophanes, of the canonical Old Comic Triad, survives in fragments. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DD; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 116 x 28. Weight in Grams: 356. LOEB
Laughter in stitches.
The era of Old Comedy (ca. 485 – ca. 380 BC), when theatrical comedy was created and established, is best known through the extant plays of Aristophanes, but there were many other poets whose comedies survive only in fragments. This new Loeb edition, the most extensive selection of the fragments available in English, presents the work of more than fifty-five poets, including Cratinus and Eupolis, the other members (along with Aristophanes) of the canonical Old Comic triad.
For each poet and play there is an introduction, and for many there are brief notes and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
Series
Loeb Classical Library
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674996625
SKU
9780674996625
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About Ian C. Storey
Ian C. Storey is Professor of Classics at Trent University.
Reviews for Fragments of Old Comedy
This edition of Old Comic fragments is a welcome addition to the world of classics...This is a comprehensive and all-encompassing work; the introductions, the bibliographies, the notes, the apparatuses, the treatment of the papyrus fragments, the vase-section, have all been conscientiously and assiduously composed; and so these volumes will serve as an immensely useful tool for both scholars and students ... Read more