Politics and anti-realism in Athenian old comedy : the art of the impossible
Ruffell, IanAuthor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2011.
The comic drama of the late fifth and early fourth century BCE was typified by the combination of absurd and fantastic plots often dealing with social and political issues of the day. This study puts these elements centre-stage and argues that it was through them that the comedy of the period made its political interventions.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
The comic drama of the late fifth and early fourth century BCE was typified by the combination of absurd and fantastic plots often dealing with social and political issues of the day. This study puts these elements centre-stage and argues that it was through them that the comedy of the period made its political interventions.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Greek drama (Comedy)
Political plays, Greek
Absurd (Philosophy) in literature
Languages & Literatures
Greek & Latin Languages & Literatures