Menander and the making of comedy
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Menander and the making of comedy
（Contributions in drama and theatre studies, no. 67）（Lives of the theatre）
Greenwood Press, 1996
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-156) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This fascinating introduction to the comedy of Menander is the work of two classical scholars, both of whom have worked extensively as theatre practitioners. This is the first book to consider the plays of Menander primarily as performance pieces and to uncover the dramatic technique of this widely admired comic writer, whose plays had all but disappeared until the 1950s. Looking at the theatrical context of Menandrian comedy in its widest sense, the book includes discussions of recent productions, the recovery of the texts, the treatment of women and slaves, the nature of Menander's comedy, and where it may have led within the European tradition. This book will be of interest to both students of theatre and classicists.
Table of Contents
Foreword Preface A Comic Tradition: The Search for New Comedy Menander in Time and Place Theatre and Society The Maker of Plays Menander's People Menander's Legacy Appendix 1: A Summary of Plutarch's Comparison between Aristophanes and Menander Speaking of the Play Famous Lost Words Menander at the Getty Chronology Selected Bibliography Index
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