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Oxford University Press Broken Laughter: Select Fragments of Greek Comedy

Name: Broken Laughter: Select Fragments of Greek Comedy
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A collection of over 200 of the most interesting and important fragments of Greek comedy, accompanied by a commentary; an extensive introduction discussing the history of comic genre; a series of appendixes on the individual poets, the inscriptional evidence, and the like; and a complete translation of the fragments. Individual sections illustrate the earliest Greek comedy from Syracuse; the characteristic features of Athenian `Old', `Middle', and `New Comedy'; the comic presentation of politicians, philosophers, and women; the comic reception of other poetry; and many aspects of daily life, including dining and symposia.

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Brand: Oxford University Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0199287856
Category: Books > Subjects > Poetry, Drama & Criticism > Drama > Type
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 17 May 2007
Listed Since: 24 January 2007

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