Nonsense And Meaning In Ancient Greek Comedy

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Nonsense And Meaning In Ancient Greek Comedy

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Author : Stephen E. Kidd
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-07-03

Nonsense And Meaning In Ancient Greek Comedy written by Stephen E. Kidd and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-03 with Greek drama (Comedy) categories.

Employs the concept of 'nonsense' to explore those parts of Greek comedy perceived as 'just silly' and so 'not meaningful'.

Nonsense And Meaning In Ancient Greek Comedy

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Author : Stephen E. Kidd
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-06-12

Nonsense And Meaning In Ancient Greek Comedy written by Stephen E. Kidd and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-12 with Drama categories.

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

The So Called Nonsense Inscriptions On Ancient Greek Vases

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Author : Sara Chiarini
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2018-08-07

The So Called Nonsense Inscriptions On Ancient Greek Vases written by Sara Chiarini and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-07 with Literary Criticism categories.

As the first extensive survey of the ancient Greek painters’ practice of writing nonsense on vases, The So-called Nonsense Inscriptions on Ancient Greek Vases by Sara Chiarini provides a systematic overview of the linguistic features of the phenomenon and discusses its forms and contexts of reception. While the origins of the practice lie in the impaired literacy of the painters involved in it, the extent of the phenomenon suggests that, at some point, it became a true fashion within Attic vase painting. This raises the question of the forms of interaction with this epigraphic material. An open approach is adopted: “reading” attempts, riddles and puns inspired by nonsense inscriptions could happen in a variety of circumstances, including the symposium but not limited to it.

The Play Of Language In Ancient Greek Comedy

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Author : Kostas Apostolakis
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2024-05-06

The Play Of Language In Ancient Greek Comedy written by Kostas Apostolakis and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-06 with Literary Criticism categories.

Ancient Greek comedy relied primarily on its text and words for the fulfilment of its humorous effects and aesthetic goals. In the wake of a rich tradition of previous scholarship, this volume explores a variety of linguistic materials and stylistic artifices exploited by the Greek comic poets, from vocabulary and figures of speech (metaphors, similes, rhyme) to types of joke, obscenity, and the mechanisms of parody. Most of the chapters focus on Aristophanes and Old Comedy, which offers the richest arsenal of such techniques, but the less ploughed fields of Middle and New Comedy are also explored. Emphasis is placed on practical criticism and textual readings, on the examination of particular artifices of speech and the analysis of individual passages. The main purpose is to highlight the use of language for the achievement of the aesthetic, artistic, and intellectual purposes of ancient comedy, in particular for the generation of humour and comic effect, the delineation of characters, the transmission of ideological messages, and the construction of poetic meaning. The volume will be useful to scholars of ancient drama, linguists, students of humour, and scholars of Classical literature in general.

Aristophanes Frogs And Other Plays

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Author : Aristophanes
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018-11-10

Aristophanes Frogs And Other Plays written by Aristophanes and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-10 with History categories.

Aristophanes is the only surviving representative of Greek Old Comedy, an exuberant form of festival drama which flourished in Athens during the fifth century BC. One of the most original playwrights in the entire Western tradition, his comedies are remarkable for their brilliant combination of fantasy and satire, their constantly inventive manipulation of language, and their use of absurd characters and plots to expose his society's institutions and values to the bracing challenge of laughter. This vibrant collection of verse translations of Aristophanes' works combines historical accuracy with a sensitive attempt to capture the rich dramatic and literary qualities of Aristophanic comedy. The volume presents Clouds, with its famous caricature of the philosopher Socrates; Women at the Thesmophoria (or Thesmophoriazusae), a work which mixes elaborate parody of tragedy with a great deal of transvestite burlesque; and Frogs, in which the dead tragedians Aeschylus and Euripides engage in a vituperative contest of 'literary criticism' of each other's plays. Featuring expansive introductions to each play and detailed explanatory notes, the volume also includes an illuminating appendix, which provides information and selected fragments from the lost plays of Aristophanes.

Aristophanes Frogs And Other Plays

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Author : Stephen Halliwell
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2015-11-12

Aristophanes Frogs And Other Plays written by Stephen Halliwell and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-12 with Social Science categories.

Aristophanes is the only surviving representative of Greek Old Comedy, an exuberant form of festival drama which flourished in Athens during the fifth century BC. One of the most original playwrights in the entire Western tradition, his comedies are remarkable for their brilliant combination of fantasy and satire, their constantly inventive manipulation of language, and their use of absurd characters and plots to expose his society's institutions and values to the bracing challenge of laughter. This vibrant collection of verse translations of Aristophanes' works combines historical accuracy with a sensitive attempt to capture the rich dramatic and literary qualities of Aristophanic comedy. The volume presents Clouds, with its famous caricature of the philosopher Socrates; Women at the Thesmophoria (or Thesmophoriazusae), a work which mixes elaborate parody of tragedy with a great deal of transvestite burlesque; and Frogs, in which the dead tragedians Aeschylus and Euripides engage in a vituperative contest of 'literary criticism' of each other's plays. Featuring expansive introductions to each play and detailed explanatory notes, the volume also includes an illuminating appendix, which provides information and selected fragments from the lost plays of Aristophanes.

Lysistrata Women At The Thesmophoria Frogs

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Author : Aristophanes
language : en
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
Release Date : 2024-10-07

Lysistrata Women At The Thesmophoria Frogs written by Aristophanes and has been published by Hackett Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-10-07 with Drama categories.

"Arnson Svarlien's translation offers fresh insight into three of Aristophanes's greatest comedies. The verse flows smoothly, and throughout it is stressed that these plays belong on a stage, with guidance on how that might be accomplished. At the same time, the detailed Introduction and interpretative notes on every page show that both Arnson Svarlien and Storey are deeply committed to presenting a vibrant, modern Aristophanes, and to giving the tools needed for readers and actors to form their own opinions on matters of ongoing scholarly controversy." —C.W. Marshall, FRSC, Professor of Greek, The University of British Columbia

Brill S Companion To The Reception Of Aristophanes

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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2016-08-01

Brill S Companion To The Reception Of Aristophanes written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-01 with Literary Criticism categories.

Brill’s Companion to the Reception of Aristophanes provides a substantive account of the reception of Aristophanes (c. 446-386 BC) from Antiquity to the present. Aristophanes was the renowned master of Old Attic Comedy, a dramatic genre defined by its topical satire, high poetry, frank speech, and obscenity. Since their initial production in classical Athens, his comedies have fascinated, inspired, and repelled critics, readers, translators, and performers. The book includes seventeen chapters that explore the ways in which the plays of Aristophanes have been understood, appropriated, adapted, translated, taught, and staged. Careful attention has been given to critical moments of reception across temporal, linguistic, cultural, and national boundaries.

Play And Aesthetics In Ancient Greece

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Author : Stephen E. Kidd
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-05-09

Play And Aesthetics In Ancient Greece written by Stephen E. Kidd and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-09 with History categories.

Explores the connections between art and play in ancient Greek thought, especially that of Plato and Aristotle.

Frc 16 6 Nausikrates Nikostratos

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Author : Anna Lamari
language : en
Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Release Date : 2023-06-12

Frc 16 6 Nausikrates Nikostratos written by Anna Lamari and has been published by Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-12 with Literary Criticism categories.

This book is a fully-fledged commentary on the fragments of the Greek comic poets Nausicrates and Nicostratus. By reconstructing the text and providing metrical, linguistic, and detailed philological analysis, it makes the work of these neglected authors accessible to all those interested in Greek drama and classical literature at large.