Thesmophoriazusae (Comedies of Aristophanes, Vol. 8) (Ancient Greek Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (503 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0856685593 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 254 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-14 |
| Language | : | Ancient Greek |
DESCRIPTION:
(Aris and Phillips 1994) ^DThesmophoriazusae is perhaps the funniest of all Aristophanes' comedies, in which gender inversion and transvestism run riot as the tragic dramatist Euripides is made to take part in a hilarious spoof on some of his own favourite plot lines, with his own life at stake as well as that of his loyal and much-put-upon old relative. This edition offers a freshly constituted text making use of papyri published within the last few years, together with the first fully annotated English translation there has been of this play.
"Immortal Comedy" according to Bill R. Moore. As the only ancient Greek comedian whose work has survived, Aristophanes' importance is impossible to exaggerate. He has not only immensely influenced comedy - and drama and literature generally - but is also practically the only source giving any idea what Greek comedy was like, ma