New Comedy: Women in Power; Wealth; The Malcontent; The Woman from Samos

by Menander and Aristophanes

An essential book for students of Greek drama and literature: Aristophanes is widely regarded as one of Ancient Greece's foremost satirists - offering students of the period a unique insight into the world of Athens and its theatre

Written in the century following the defeat of Athens by the Spartans in the Peloponnesian War, these four plays signal a change of emphasis in stage comedy more appropriate to the new world order of the fourth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B004VSLG3M
• ISBN13: 9780413671806
• Release Date: March 1994
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.4" x 7.0"