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Aristophanic Comedy
K. J. J. Dover
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Description for Aristophanic Comedy
paperback. Suitable for those who are interested in the history of comedy as an art form but who are not necessarily familiar with the Greek language, this book treats the eleven surviving plays of Aristophanes as representative of a genre. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Professor Dover's newest book is designed for those who are interested in the history of comedy as an art form but who are not necessarily familiar with the Greek language. The eleven surviving plays of Aristophanes are treated as representative of a genre. "Old Attic Comedy", which was artistically and intellectually homogeneous and gave expression to the spirit of Athenian society in the late fifth and early fourth centuries B.C. Aristophanes is regarded primarily not as a reformer or propagandist but as a dramatist who sought, in competition with his rivals, to win the esteem both of the general public ... Read more
Professor Dover's newest book is designed for those who are interested in the history of comedy as an art form but who are not necessarily familiar with the Greek language. The eleven surviving plays of Aristophanes are treated as representative of a genre. "Old Attic Comedy", which was artistically and intellectually homogeneous and gave expression to the spirit of Athenian society in the late fifth and early fourth centuries B.C. Aristophanes is regarded primarily not as a reformer or propagandist but as a dramatist who sought, in competition with his rivals, to win the esteem both of the general public ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520022119
SKU
KSG0035498
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Ref
99-1
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