Aristophanes: An Introduction

by James Robson

Book Overview

This accessible introduction to the work of one of the world's greatest comic writers tackles key questions posed by Aristophanes' plays, such as staging, humour, songs, obscene language, politics and the modern translation and performance of Aristophanic comedy. The book opens up exciting and contentious areas of Aristophanic scholarship in a way that is engaging and readily comprehensible to a non-specialist audience, never losing sight of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0715634526
• ISBN13: 9780715634523
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"