Nature, Culture, and the Origins of Greek Comedy

Auteur: Rothwell, Jr, Kenneth S. (University of Massachusetts, Boston)
Editeur: Cambridge University Press
This book argues that the animal choruses in Greek comedy of the late fifth century may have been conscious revivals of an earlier tradition of archaic aristocratic symposium. Kenneth Rothwell examines the various appearances of animals in comedy, their function and the tradition that created the genre.
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This book argues that the animal choruses in Greek comedy of the late fifth century may have been conscious revivals of an earlier tradition of archaic aristocratic symposium. Kenneth Rothwell examines the various appearances of animals in comedy, their function and the tradition that created the genre.
ISBN / EAN 9780521860666
Auteur Rothwell, Jr, Kenneth S. (University of Massachusetts, Boston)
Editeur Cambridge University Press