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Menander and the Making of Comedy
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Artikel-Nr:
9780275934200
Veröffentl:
1996
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
28.02.1996
Seiten:
190
Autor:
Michael J. Walton
Gewicht:
284 g
Format:
229x152x10 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
J. M. Walton
This fascinating introduction to the comedy of Menander is the work of two classical scholars, both of whom have worked extensively as theatre practitioners. This is the first book to consider the plays of Menander primarily as performance pieces and to uncover the dramatic technique of this widely admired comic writer, whose plays had all but disappeared until the 1950s. Looking at the theatrical context of Menandrian comedy in its widest sense, the book includes discussions of recent productions, the recovery of the texts, the treatment of women and slaves, the nature of Menander's comedy, and where it may have led within the European tradition. This book will be of interest to both students of theatre and classicists.
An engaging introduction to the plays and dramatic method of the most highly regarded comic writer of the classical period.
ForewordPrefaceA Comic Tradition: The Search for New ComedyMenander in Time and PlaceTheatre and SocietyThe Maker of PlaysMenander's PeopleMenander's LegacyAppendix 1: A Summary of Plutarch's Comparison between Aristophanes and MenanderSpeaking of the PlayFamous Lost WordsMenander at the GettyChronologySelected BibliographyIndex