Search results for 'aristophanes'

ISBN: 9780856687389
Published by : Aris & Phillips
Series: Classical Texts
This volume is the first edition with commentary since 1907 of Aristophanes' last surviving play, in which, as so often before, an audacious and imaginative hero finds a miraculous remedy for the all-too-real ills of the contemporary world in ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780199262649
Published by : Oxford University Press
Based on the author's thesis, this book presents a specialised study of aspects of linguistic variation in the comedies of Aristophanes. Combining stylistic and statistical observations with sociolinguistic research, Willi not only 'opens up a ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780199262847
Published by : Oxford University Press
The Greek text, followed by extensive commentary, of Aristophanes' Peace which was performed in Athens in 421 BC to mark the end of the war with Sparta. The introductory discussion considers the play's themes, historical and literary backgrou... .... Learn More

Published by : Oxford University Press
The Greek text, followed by extensive commentary, of Aristophanes' Peace which was performed in Athens in 421 BC to mark the end of the war with Sparta. The introductory discussion considers the play's themes, historical and literary backgrou... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780140448146
Published by : Penguin Books Ltd
This revised edition of Sommerstein's original translation made in 1973, includes a new introduction to the historical and cultural background to the plays - The Acharnians, The Clouds and Lysistrata. .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780812236521
Published by : Pennsylvania University Press
`Metatheatre' was a term coined some forty years ago by Lionel Abel, which described and reflected theatrical self-conscious performance. Here, Slater applies this approach to the comedies of Aristophanes showing how Aristophanes used metatheat... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780674995963
Published by : Harvard University Press
Series: Loeb
Volume: L180
Aristophanes, one of the world's greatest comic dramatists, has been admired since antiquity for his iridescent wit and beguiling fantasy, exuberant language, and brilliant satire of the social, intellectual, and political life of Athens at its... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780674995871
Published by : Harvard University Press
Series: Loeb
Volume: L179
Aristophanes (ca. 446-386 BCE), one of the world's greatest comic dramatists, has been admired since antiquity for his iridescent wit and beguiling fantasy, exuberant language, and brilliant satire of the social, intellectual, and political lif... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780199253821
Published by : Oxford University Press
A critical and often technical study of the comic and satirical poetry of Aristophanes. Silk discusses his use of language, his style, characters, structure and the humorous spirit of his work. All Greek extracts translated into English. This i... .... Learn More