| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 228 pages) |
| Series |
Sozomena : studies in the recovery of ancient texts ; v. 8 |
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Sozomena (Berlin, Germany) ; v. 8.
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| Contents |
Terms and categories -- Names and comedy -- Names and Aristophanes -- Some methodological points -- Acharnians -- Knights -- Clouds -- Wasps -- Peace -- Birds -- Lysistrata -- Thesmophoriazusae -- Frogs -- Ecclesiazusae -- Wealth -- Concluding remarks -- Appendix 1: the fragments of Aristophanes' lost plays -- Appendix 2: slave-names in the extant comedies -- Appendix 3: analysis of table |
| Summary |
Aristophanes, the celebrated Greek comic poet, is famous for his plays on contemporary themes, in which he exercises fierce political satire. Ancient political comedy made ample use of comically significant proper names - much as is the case in modern satire. Comic names used by Aristophanes for his satirical targets (public figures, everyday Athenians) provide the main subject of this book, which addresses questions such as why particular names are chosen (or invented), and how they relate to the plays' characters and themes |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Aristophanes -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Aristophanes fast |
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Aristophanes. idszbz |
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Aristophanes. swd |
| Subject |
Greek drama (Comedy) -- History and criticism
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Names in literature.
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Names, Greek.
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DRAMA -- Ancient, Classical & Medieval.
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Greek drama (Comedy)
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Names, Greek
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Names in literature
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Komödie
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Literarische Gestalt
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Name
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Komödie.
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Motiv (Literatur)
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Name.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783110247077 |
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3110247070 |
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1282934392 |
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9781282934399 |
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