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Cambridge University Press Menander, New Comedy and the Visual (Cambridge Classical Studies)

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Product Description This book argues that New Comedy has a far richer performance texture than has previously been recognised. Offering close readings of all the major plays of Menander, it shows how intertextuality - the sustained dialogue of New Comedy performance with the diverse ideological, philosophical, literary and theatrical discourses of contemporary polis culture - is crucial in creating semantic depth and thus offsetting the impression that the plots are simplistic love stories with no political or ideological resonances. It also explores how the visual aspect of the plays ('opsis') is just as important as any verbal means of signification - a phenomenon termed 'intervisuality', examining in particular depth the ways in which the mask can infuse various systems of reference into the play. Masks like the panchrēstos neaniskos (the 'all-perfect youth'), for example, are now full of meaning; thus, with their ideologically marked physiognomies, they can be strong instigators of literary and cultural allusion. Book Description This book shows how both verbal and visual allusion position the plays of New Comedy within the context of contemporary polis culture. About the Author Antonis K. Petrides (M.Phil., Ph.D., University of Cambridge) is Assistant Professor of Classics at the Open University of Cyprus.

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Brand: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardcover
ASIN: 1107068436
Category: Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography > Performing Arts > Theatre
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Release Date: 06 November 2014
Listed Since: 08 April 2014

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