Author: Aristophanes
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Category : Dramatists
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Aristophanis Ranae
Author: Aristophanes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dramatists
Languages : en
Pages : 202
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dramatists
Languages : en
Pages : 202
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Aristophanes in Performance, 421 BC-AD 2007
Author: Edith Hall
Publisher: MHRA
ISBN: 1904350615
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 411
Book Description
Flying to Heaven to demand an end to war, building Cloudcuckooland in the sky, descending to Hades to retrieve a dead tragedian - such were the cosmic missions on which Aristophanes, the father of comedy, sent his heroes of the classical Athenian stage. The wit, intellectual bravura, political clout and sheer imaginative power of Aristophanes' quest dramas have profoundly influenced humorous literature and satire, but this volume, which originated at an international conference held at the Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama at Oxford University in 2004, is the first interdisciplinary study of their seminal contribution to the evolution of comic performance. Interdisciplinary essays by specialists in Classics, Theatre, and Modern Literatures trace the international performance history of Aristophanic comedy, and its implication in aesthetic and political controversies, from antiquity to the twenty-first century. The story encompasses Jonson's satire, Cromwell's Ireland, German classicism, British Imperial India, censorship scandals in France, Greece and South Africa, Brechtian experiments in East Berlin, and musical theatre from Gilbert and Sullivan to Stephen Sondheim.
Publisher: MHRA
ISBN: 1904350615
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 411
Book Description
Flying to Heaven to demand an end to war, building Cloudcuckooland in the sky, descending to Hades to retrieve a dead tragedian - such were the cosmic missions on which Aristophanes, the father of comedy, sent his heroes of the classical Athenian stage. The wit, intellectual bravura, political clout and sheer imaginative power of Aristophanes' quest dramas have profoundly influenced humorous literature and satire, but this volume, which originated at an international conference held at the Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama at Oxford University in 2004, is the first interdisciplinary study of their seminal contribution to the evolution of comic performance. Interdisciplinary essays by specialists in Classics, Theatre, and Modern Literatures trace the international performance history of Aristophanic comedy, and its implication in aesthetic and political controversies, from antiquity to the twenty-first century. The story encompasses Jonson's satire, Cromwell's Ireland, German classicism, British Imperial India, censorship scandals in France, Greece and South Africa, Brechtian experiments in East Berlin, and musical theatre from Gilbert and Sullivan to Stephen Sondheim.
Aristophanes and the Poetics of Competition
Author: Zachary P. Biles
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139494724
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Athenian comic drama was written for performance at festivals honouring the god Dionysos. Through dramatic action and open discourse, poets sought to engage their rivals and impress the audience, all in an effort to obtain victory in the competitions. This book uses that competitive performance context as an interpretive framework within which to understand the thematic interests shaping the plots and poetic quality of Aristophanes' plays in particular, and of Old Comedy in general. Studying five individual plays from the Aristophanic corpus as well as fragments of other comic poets, it reveals the competitive poetics distinctive to each. It also traces thematic connections with other poetic traditions, especially epic, lyric, and tragedy, and thereby seeks to place competitive poetics within broader trends in Greek literature.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139494724
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Athenian comic drama was written for performance at festivals honouring the god Dionysos. Through dramatic action and open discourse, poets sought to engage their rivals and impress the audience, all in an effort to obtain victory in the competitions. This book uses that competitive performance context as an interpretive framework within which to understand the thematic interests shaping the plots and poetic quality of Aristophanes' plays in particular, and of Old Comedy in general. Studying five individual plays from the Aristophanic corpus as well as fragments of other comic poets, it reveals the competitive poetics distinctive to each. It also traces thematic connections with other poetic traditions, especially epic, lyric, and tragedy, and thereby seeks to place competitive poetics within broader trends in Greek literature.
No Laughing Matter
Author:
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1472503031
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
No Laughing Matter is a wide-ranging collection of new studies of the comic theatre of Athens, from its origins until the 340s BCE. Fifteen international scholars employ an array of approaches and methodologies that will appeal to Classics and Theatre scholars while still remaining accessible to students. By including discussions of fragmentary authors alongside Aristophanes, the collection provides a broad understanding of the richness of Athenian comedy. The collection showcases the best of the new scholarship on Old and Middle Comedy, using the most up-to-date texts and tools. No Laughing Matter has been prepared in tribute to Professor Ian Storey of Trent University (Peterborough, Ontario), whose work on Athenian comedy will continue to shape scholarship for many years to come.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1472503031
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
No Laughing Matter is a wide-ranging collection of new studies of the comic theatre of Athens, from its origins until the 340s BCE. Fifteen international scholars employ an array of approaches and methodologies that will appeal to Classics and Theatre scholars while still remaining accessible to students. By including discussions of fragmentary authors alongside Aristophanes, the collection provides a broad understanding of the richness of Athenian comedy. The collection showcases the best of the new scholarship on Old and Middle Comedy, using the most up-to-date texts and tools. No Laughing Matter has been prepared in tribute to Professor Ian Storey of Trent University (Peterborough, Ontario), whose work on Athenian comedy will continue to shape scholarship for many years to come.
Classified List
Author: Princeton University. Library
Publisher:
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Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 612
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Harvard Studies in Classical Philology
Author: Harvard University Department of Classics
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674379244
Category : Classical philology
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674379244
Category : Classical philology
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The Cyropaedeia ...
Author: Xenophon
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 174
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 174
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Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 166
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Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 166
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The Classical Museum
Author:
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Category : Classical philology
Languages : en
Pages : 520
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Publisher:
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Category : Classical philology
Languages : en
Pages : 520
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Catalogue of the General Assembly Library of New Zealand
Author: New Zealand. Parliament. Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 528
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