
The Making of Menander's Comedy
Sander M. Goldberg(Author)
Bloomsbury Academic (Publisher)
Published on 7. November 2013
Book
Hardback
148 pages
978-1-4725-1429-5 (ISBN)
Description
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 Menander's 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.
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
414 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4725-1429-5 (9781472514295)
DOI
CBID181237
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The Making of Menander's Comedy
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Sander M. Goldberg teaches in the Department of Classics at the University of California, Berkeley.
Content
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
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