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Aristophanes: Frogs and Other Plays

- A new verse translation, with introduction and notes
Af: Aristophanes Engelsk Paperback

Aristophanes: Frogs and Other Plays

- A new verse translation, with introduction and notes
Af: Aristophanes Engelsk Paperback
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Aristophanes is the only surviving representative of Greek Old Comedy, an exuberant form of festival drama which flourished in Athens during the fifth century BC. One of the most original playwrights in the entire Western tradition, his comedies are remarkable for their brilliant combination of fantasy and satire, their constantly inventive manipulation of language, and their use of absurd characters and plots to expose his society''s institutions and values to the bracing challenge of laughter. This vibrant collection of verse translations of Aristophanes'' works combines historical accuracy with a sensitive attempt to capture the rich dramatic and literary qualities of Aristophanic comedy. The volume presents Clouds, with its famous caricature of the philosopher Socrates; Women at the Thesmophoria (or Thesmophoriazusae), a work which mixes elaborate parody of tragedy with a great deal of transvestite burlesque; and Frogs, in which the dead tragedians Aeschylus and Euripides engage in a vituperative contest of ''literary criticism'' of each other''s plays. Featuring expansive introductions to each play and detailed explanatory notes, the volume also includes an illuminating appendix, which provides information and selected fragments from the lost plays of Aristophanes.
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Aristophanes is the only surviving representative of Greek Old Comedy, an exuberant form of festival drama which flourished in Athens during the fifth century BC. One of the most original playwrights in the entire Western tradition, his comedies are remarkable for their brilliant combination of fantasy and satire, their constantly inventive manipulation of language, and their use of absurd characters and plots to expose his society''s institutions and values to the bracing challenge of laughter. This vibrant collection of verse translations of Aristophanes'' works combines historical accuracy with a sensitive attempt to capture the rich dramatic and literary qualities of Aristophanic comedy. The volume presents Clouds, with its famous caricature of the philosopher Socrates; Women at the Thesmophoria (or Thesmophoriazusae), a work which mixes elaborate parody of tragedy with a great deal of transvestite burlesque; and Frogs, in which the dead tragedians Aeschylus and Euripides engage in a vituperative contest of ''literary criticism'' of each other''s plays. Featuring expansive introductions to each play and detailed explanatory notes, the volume also includes an illuminating appendix, which provides information and selected fragments from the lost plays of Aristophanes.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 400
ISBN-13: 9780192824097
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0192824090
Kategori: Oldgræsk
Udg. Dato: 10 nov 2016
Længde: 20mm
Bredde: 196mm
Højde: 130mm
Forlag: Oxford University Press
Oplagsdato: 10 nov 2016
Forfatter(e): Aristophanes
Forfatter(e) Aristophanes

Kategori Oldgræsk

ISBN-13 9780192824097

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 400

Udgave

Længde 20mm

Bredde 196mm

Højde 130mm

Udg. Dato 10 nov 2016

Oplagsdato 10 nov 2016

Forlag Oxford University Press