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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458513803321

Autore

Konstan David

Titolo

Greek comedy and ideology / / David Konstan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1995

©1995

ISBN

1-280-44188-7

0-19-535769-8

1-60256-008-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

882/.05230901

Soggetti

Greek drama (Comedy) - History and criticism

Political plays, Greek - History and criticism

Politics and literature - Greece

Literature and society - Greece

Social problems in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; I. Aristophanic Comedy: Politics and Utopia; 1. Wasps; 2. Birds; 3. Lysistrata; 4. Frogs; 5. Wealth; II. Menandrean Comedy: Sex and Status; 6. Grouch; 7. Shorn Girl; 8. Self-Tormentor; 9. Eunuch; 10. Arbitrants; 11. The Miser; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z

Sommario/riassunto

This study analyzes how the structure of ancient Greek comedy betrays and responds to cultural tensions in the society of the classical city-state. Individual chapters treat Aristophanic and Menandrean comedies.