Jokes in Greek Comedy: From Puns to Poetics - Hardcover
by Naomi Scott
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9781350248489ISBN-10:1350248487UPC:9781350248489Book Category:Literary Criticism, Drama, HistoryBook Subcategory:Ancient and Classical, Ancient & Classical, AncientBook Topic:GreeceSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.9899Product ID:SC7W9G9ANN
Jokes in Greek Comedy: From Puns to Poetics
In ancient Greek comedy, nothing is ever 'just a joke'. This book treats jokes with the seriousness they deserve, and shows that far from being mere surface-level phenomena, jokes in Greek comedy are in fact a site of poetic experimentation whose creative force expressly rivals that of serious literature.
Focusing on the fragments of authors including Cratinus, Pherecrates, and Archippus...Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9781350248489ISBN-10:1350248487UPC:9781350248489Book Category:Literary Criticism, Drama, HistoryBook Subcategory:Ancient and Classical, Ancient & Classical, AncientBook Topic:GreeceSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.9899Product ID:SC7W9G9ANN
Naomi Scott is A.G. Leventis Fellow in Greek Studies at the University of Bristol, UK.
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