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portada Aristophanes and Athens: An Introduction to the Plays
Type
Physical Book
Year
1995
Language
English
Pages
376
Format
Paperback
ISBN
0198721595
ISBN13
9780198721598
Edition No.
1

Aristophanes and Athens: An Introduction to the Plays

Douglas M. Macdowell (Author) · Oxford University Press · Paperback

Aristophanes and Athens: An Introduction to the Plays - Douglas M. Macdowell

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Synopsis "Aristophanes and Athens: An Introduction to the Plays"

The plays of Aristophanes are the oldest comedies which still survive. They are famous for their comic characters, their fantastic plots, their farcical action, and their earthy humour. But they are also highly topical, full of comments, both comic and serious, on politics and other current affairs in classical Athens. This book provides an accessible introduction to Aristophanes' plays, focusing particularly on their relationship to Athenian politics and life, and to the effect that Aristophanes hoped to have on his audience. All passages quoted from them are given in new verse translations, and readers do not need any knowledge of Greek. But scholarly problems are not ignored, and specialists will find here both new suggestions and summaries of different interpretations with recent bibliographical information in the notes.

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