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Jokes in Greek Comedy
Language: en
Pages: 193
Authors: Naomi Scott
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-09-21 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

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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-lev
Paracomedy
Language: en
Pages: 361
Authors: Craig Jendza
Categories: Drama
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

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Paracomedy: Appropriations of Comedy in Greek Drama is the first book that examines how ancient Greek tragedy engages with the genre of comedy. While scholars f
Aristophanes: Four Plays: Clouds, Birds, Lysistrata, Women of the Assembly
Language: en
Pages: 452
Authors: Aristophanes
Categories: Drama
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-02-16 - Publisher: Liveright Publishing

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Capturing the antic outrageousness and lyrical brilliance of antiquity’s greatest comedies, Aaron Poochigian’s Aristophanes: Four Plays brings these classic
Laughter, Humor, and Comedy in Ancient Philosophy
Language: en
Pages: 352
Authors: Pierre Destrée
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-08-06 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Ancient philosophers considered question about laughter, humor, and comedy to be both philosophically interesting and important. They theorized about laughter a
Nonsense and Meaning in Ancient Greek Comedy
Language: en
Pages: 215
Authors: Stephen E. Kidd
Categories: Drama
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-06-12 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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This book employs the concept of 'nonsense' to explore those parts of Greek comedy perceived as 'just silly' and therefore 'not meaningful'.