The Making of Menander's Comedy - Hardcover

The Making of Menander's Comedy.

Cloth with dustjacket. Zustand: Gut. 148 p. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Schutzumschlag berieben, Buchrücken ausgeblichen, Kopfschnitt leicht stockfleckig, Bleistiftnotizen auf Vorsatz, sonst guter Zustand / dust jacket rubbed, spine faded, top edge slightly foxed, pencil notes on endpapers, otherwise good condition. - The discovery on papyrus of plays by Menander, the greatest writer of Greek New Comedy, at last makes possible an evaluation on his own terms of an ancient author who, through the adaptations of Plautus and Terence, profoundly influenced the course of western drama. The present study establishes a critical perspective for understanding the kind of comedy Menander wrote, his roots, the theatrical effects he sought, and the extent of his achievement. Chapters on the major plays analyse their techniques of construction and characterisation, suggesting both the strengths and the limitations of Menanders comic tradition. This study is based on the Oxford Greek text but cites all ancient authors in translation to open the discussion to a wider audience. An introductory chapter places the tradition of New Comedy in the history of drama, and modern parallels are drawn wherever helpful. It will therefore be of value to students of drama as well as to classicists. / CONTENTS I From Old Comedy to New II Mapping the Terrain III Aspis (The Shield): The Mixture of Modes IV Perikeiromene (The Shorn Girl): Plot and Situation V Epitrepontes (The Arbitrants): The Refashioned Recognition VI Dyskolos (The Grouch): A Play of Combinations VII Samia (The Samian Woman): A Play of Successful Combinations VIII Menander and Life Bibliography Notes Index. ISBN 9780485111897 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 356. Artikel-Nr. 1172227

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