226 Pages
by
Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1956, this is a critical analysis of the comedies of Aristophanes and Menander studied in the context of the history of comedy, of the allied arts, and of contemporary life.
Aristophanes and Menander are deservedly the most famous writers of Greek comedy. The extant comedies of Aristophanes are notable for wit, comical action, beautiful poetry, and the dramatization of... Read more
Preface. 1. Archaic Greek Comedy: 600 to 530 B.C. 2. Archaic Greek Comedy: 530 to 470 B. C. 3. Athenian Old Comedy: 487 to 430 B. C. 4. Aristophanes, the Servant of Dionysos 5. Aristophanes, Comic Dramatist 6. Aristophanes, Comic Poet 7. Athenian Middle Comedy: 404 to 338 B. C. 8. Athenian New Comedy: 338 to 290 B.C. Index.
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Katherine Lever
