Aristophanes and Athens : an introduction to the plays

Author(s)

• MacDowell, Douglas M. (Douglas Maurice)

Bibliographic Information

Aristophanes and Athens : an introduction to the plays

Douglas M. MacDowell

Oxford University Press, 1995

• : hbk
• : pbk

Note

Abbreviations and bibliography: p. [viii]-xi

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

BL Covers every play, with extensive quotations in English Aristophanes' comedies are famous for their comic characters and earthy humour, but they are also highly topical, with many contemporary political allusions easily missed today. Douglas MacDowell provides students with a long needed accessible and essential introductory guide to the plays, focusing particularly on information about the Athens of the day.

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Details

• NCID: BA25958162
• ISBN:
  • 0198721587
  • 0198721595
• LCCN: 95003669
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Oxford ; Tokyo
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 362 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • NDC9 : 991
  • LCC : PA3879
  • DC20 : 882/.01
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Aristophanes -- Criticism and interpretation
  • LCSH : Greek drama (Comedy) -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : Aristophanes -- Knowledge -- Greece -- Athens
  • LCSH : Athens (Greece) -- In literature