Aristophanes and the Current Moment: The Politics of Comedy - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Constanze Güthenke (Editor), Carol Atack (Editor), Samuel Gartland (Editor)Series:Bloomsbury Ancient PoliticsPublish date:11/13/2025Pages:232
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9781350475083ISBN-10:1350475084UPC:9781350475083Book Category:Literary Collections, Literary Criticism, DramaBook Subcategory:Ancient, Classical & Medieval, Ancient and Classical, Ancient & ClassicalSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.56 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCPS14QT83
Aristophanes and the Current Moment: The Politics of Comedy
Aristophanes' comedies have long been read as a response to the political turbulence of 5th-century Athens, particularly during the Peloponnesian War. However, this volume frames him as a 'political correspondent, ' whose works engage critically with both his time and ours. The contributions to this volume explore the ways in which Aristophanes' comedy remains vital and disruptive in the present....
Series: Bloomsbury Ancient Politics
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9781350475083ISBN-10:1350475084UPC:9781350475083Book Category:Literary Collections, Literary Criticism, DramaBook Subcategory:Ancient, Classical & Medieval, Ancient and Classical, Ancient & ClassicalSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.56 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCPS14QT83
Constanze Güthenke is Professor of Greek Literature at the University of Oxford, UK.
Samuel Gartland is Associate Professor in Ancient Greek History and Culture at the University of Leeds, UK.Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Contributor(s)
Constanze Güthenke (Editor), Carol Atack (Editor), Samuel Gartland (Editor)
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