1st Edition
Aristophanes (Routledge Revivals) Poet and Dramatist
By Rosemary Harriott
Copyright 1986
204 Pages
by
Routledge
204 Pages
by
Routledge
To many people Aristophanes is the most immediately attractive and enjoyable of the Greek dramatists. No other comedies from the great age of Attic drama survive in a complete state, and the vigour of his fictions and the brilliance of his humour maintain their power to stimulate and entertain even after two thousand years.
Aristophanes: Poet and Dramatist , first published in 1986, offers... Read more
Preface; Introduction 1. The Poet as Story-teller 2. Aristophanes the Orator: Attack and Defence 3. Aristophanes the Orator: Praise and Blame 4. Dialogue 5. From Myth to Play: Dona nobis pacem 6. Dramatising Institutions 8. Clouds; Select Bibliography; Index
Biography
Rosemary Harriott
