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Aristophanes and His Tragic Muse: Comedy, Tragedy and the Polis in 5th Century Athens
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Aristophanes and His Tragic Muse: Comedy, Tragedy and the Polis in 5th Century Athens

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Aristophanes and His Tragic Muse considers the opposition of comedy and tragedy in 5th century Athens and its effect on the drama of Aristophanes. The study examines tragedy’s focus on necessity and a quest for meaning as a complement to a neglected but critical element in Athenian comedy, a concern with freedom and an underlying ambivalent vision of reality.

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Brill
Country
NL
Date
25 February 2016
Pages
384
ISBN
9789004310902

Aristophanes and His Tragic Muse considers the opposition of comedy and tragedy in 5th century Athens and its effect on the drama of Aristophanes. The study examines tragedy’s focus on necessity and a quest for meaning as a complement to a neglected but critical element in Athenian comedy, a concern with freedom and an underlying ambivalent vision of reality.

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Brill
Country
NL
Date
25 February 2016
Pages
384
ISBN
9789004310902