Greek Comedy and Ideology

by David Konstan

In comedy, happy endings resolve real-world conflicts. These conflicts, in turn, leave their mark on the texts in the form of gaps in plot and inconsistencies of characterization. Greek Comedy and Ideology analyzes how the structure of ancient Greek comedy betrays and responds to cultural tensions in the society of the classical city-state. It explores the utopian vision of Aristophanes' comedies--for example, an all-powerful city inhabited by birds,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195092945
• ISBN13: 9780195092943
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.6"