Aristophanes: Wasps - Hardcover
by Craig Jendza
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Availability:In StockContributor:Craig JendzaSeries:Bloomsbury Ancient Comedy CompanionsPublish date:02/06/25Pages:168
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9781350344006ISBN-10:1350344001UPC:9781350344006Book Category:Drama, Literary Collections, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Ancient & Classical, Ancient, Classical & Medieval, Ancient and ClassicalSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SCR0VBWJAW
Aristophanes: Wasps
This is the first book-length study dedicated to Aristophanes' Wasps(422 BCE), which is arguably one of his most hilarious and inventive comedies.At the heart of Waspsis a comic conflict between an Athenian father named Philocleon and his son Bdelycleon; at stake are issues of political discourse, the judicial system, social class and mental illness. Alongside Aristophanes' striking scenes...
Series: Bloomsbury Ancient Comedy Companions
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9781350344006ISBN-10:1350344001UPC:9781350344006Book Category:Drama, Literary Collections, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Ancient & Classical, Ancient, Classical & Medieval, Ancient and ClassicalSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SCR0VBWJAW
Craig Jendza is Associate Professor of Ancient Greek and Roman Studies at Denison University, USA. He is the author of Paracomedy: Appropriations of Comedy in Greek Tragedy (2020).
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
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