| Aristophanes: Myth, Ritual and Comedy Contributor(s): Bowie, A. M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521440122 ISBN-13: 9780521440127 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1993 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Ancient & Classical - Language Arts & Disciplines - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval |
| Dewey: 882.01 |
| LCCN: 92039415 |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6" W x 9" (1.50 lbs) 348 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines the plays of the Greek comic writer Aristophanes and attempts to reconstruct the responses of the original audiences by using anthropological techniques to compare the plays with those Greek myths and rituals that share similar story patterns or subject matter. It is the first book to apply this type of analysis systematically to all the comedies, and also differs from earlier studies in that it does not impose a single interpretative structure on the plays. All Greek is translated. |
