Aristophanes and Athens : an introduction to the plays / Douglas M. MacDowell
| Author(s): | MacDowell, Douglas M. (Douglas Maurice) |
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| Subjects: | Greek drama (Comedy)--History and criticism Athens (Greece)--In literature Aristophanes--Criticism and interpretation Aristophanes--Knowledge--Greece--Athens |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995 |
| LC Classification: | P, PA |
| Table of Contents: | Abbreviations and Bibliography Chronological Table of Plays 1. Intention and Interpretation 1 2. The Audience and its Expectations 7 3. Early Plays 27 4. Akharnians 46 5. Horsemen 80 6. Clouds 113 7. Wasps 150 8. Peace 180 9. Birds 199 10. Lysistrata 229 11. Women at the Thesmophoria 251 12. Frogs 274 13. Women at the Assembly 301 14. Wealth 324 15. Aristophanes and Athens 350 Index 357 |
| Notes: | LCCN: 95003669 Invalid ISN: 0198721585 (hbk. : acid-free paper) ISBN: ISBN: 0198721587 (hbk. : acid-free paper) ISBN: 0198721595 (pbk) Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 362 p. ; 23 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 32051210 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0198721585 0198721587 0198721595 |