The New Comedy of Greece and Rome
Title | The New Comedy of Greece and Rome PDF eBook |
Author | Richard L. Hunter |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 200 |
Release | 1985-07-11 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 9780521316521 |
The first literary account of a style of comic drama which was to become the root of all subsequent Western comedy. Places the social comedy of Menander, Plautus and Terence in its ancient context and considers its universal literary qualities.
The Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Comedy
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Comedy PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Fontaine |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | 913 |
Release | 2014-04 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 0199743541 |
The Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Comedy marks the first comprehensive introduction to and reference work for the unified study of ancient comedy. From its birth in Greece to its end in Rome, from its Hellenistic to its Imperial receptions, no topic is neglected. The 41 essays offer cutting-edge guides through comedy's immense terrain.
The New Comedy of Greece and Rome
Title | The New Comedy of Greece and Rome PDF eBook |
Author | R. L. Hunter |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 183 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Classical drama |
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The Cambridge Companion to Greek Comedy
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Greek Comedy PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Revermann |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 523 |
Release | 2014-06-12 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 0521760283 |
This book provides a unique panorama of this challenging area of Greek literature, combining literary perspectives with historical issues and material culture.
The Acharnians
Title | The Acharnians PDF eBook |
Author | Aristophanes |
Publisher | Good Press |
Total Pages | 96 |
Release | 2021-04-25 |
Genre | Drama |
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"Acharnians" is the earliest of the existent comedies of Aristophanes, produced in 425 BCE. It is a direct attack on the folly of war. The story deals with an Athenian farmer, Dikaiopolis, who surprisingly obtains a private peace treaty with the Spartans and enjoys the benefits of peace despite resistance from some of his fellow Athenians. This drama is celebrated for its absurd humor and its innovative appeal for an end to the Peloponnesian War.
Comedy and the Rise of Rome
Title | Comedy and the Rise of Rome PDF eBook |
Author | Matthew Leigh |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | 256 |
Release | 2004-02-19 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0191514802 |
Comedy and the Rise of Rome invites the reader to consider Roman comedy in the light of history and Roman history in the light of comedy. Plautus and Terence base their dramas on the New Comedy of fourth- and third-century BC Greece. Yet many of the themes with which they engage are peculiarly alive in the Rome of the Hannibalic war, and the conquest of Macedon. This study takes issues as diverse as the legal status of the prisoner of war, the ethics of ambush, fatherhood and command, and the clash of maritime and agrarian economies, and examines responses to them both on the comic stage and in the world at large. This is a substantially new departure in ways of thinking about Roman comedy and one that opens it up to a far wider public than has previously been the case.
Nature of Roman Comedy
Title | Nature of Roman Comedy PDF eBook |
Author | George E. Duckworth |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | 526 |
Release | 2015-03-08 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1400872375 |
This book provides the most complete and definitive study of Roman comedy. Originally published in 1952. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.