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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: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DB; DD; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 119 x 30. Weight in Grams: 388.
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 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 fifty-six 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, brief notes, and select bibliography. Also included is a selection of ancient testimonia to Old Comedy, ... Read more
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 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 fifty-six 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, brief notes, and select bibliography. Also included is a selection of ancient testimonia to Old Comedy, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Series
Loeb Classical Library
Condition
New
Weight
388g
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United States
ISBN
9780674996632
SKU
V9780674996632
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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