Wasps
Edited by Douglas M. MacDowell
Published on 25. August 1988
Book
Paperback/Softback
356 pages
978-0-19-814465-6 (ISBN)
Description
The Wasps is one of the most entertaining and characteristic comedies of Aristophanes, and the absence of fundamental difficulties in the text makes it especially suitable for newcomers to his plays. This paperback edition (replacing the hardback first published in 1971) intended for sixth form and first-degree students, as well as professional scholars, includes an introduction, a revised text, an apparatus criticus based on a fresh examination of the manuscripts, and a full commentary. Particular attention is paid to questions of performance, and to the play's outstanding comic and dramatic qualities.
Reviews / Votes
'as a first introduction to Aristophanes this lively edition will be warmly recommended. The detailed commentary is lucid and concise, witty and intelligent. MacDowell scrutinizes each problem with genuine interest and never loses sight of the stage ... Especially valuable are his notes on prosopography. The technical details of the law courts are clearly elucidated and the metrical analyses presented with elegance and good taste.' Colin Austin, Classical Review 'an outstanding edition.' K. G., The Classical Outlook '[MacDowell] gives a lively visual impression of the successive scenes ... plenty of lively translations are provided ... Lexicographical, grammatical and historical matters are very fully considered ... A copious apparatus criticus and two comprehensive indexes complete a satisfying interpretation of what the editor justifiably calls one of the world's best comedies.' W. B. Stanford in HermathenaMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 186 mm
Width: 123 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
352 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-814465-6 (9780198144656)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Introduction - Aristophanes, Kleon and the law-courts, the structure of the play, the characters and the chorus, humour and artistry, the performance; the metres; the manuscripts; sigla; hypotheseis; dramatis personae; text; commentary.