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Greek Comedy and Ideology.

This study analyzes how the structure of ancient Greek comedy betrays and responds to cultural tensions in the society of the classical city-state. Individual chapters treat Aristophanic and Menandrean comedies.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Konstan, David
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Subjects:	Greek drama (Comedy) > History and criticism. Literature and society > Greece. Political plays, Greek > History and criticism. Politics and literature > Greece. Social problems in literature. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:	9780195357691 0195357698 1280441887 9781280441882 1602560080 9781602560086
Local Note:	ProQuest Ebook Central

Table of Contents:

Introduction; I. Aristophanic Comedy: Politics and Utopia; 1. Wasps; 2. Birds; 3. Lysistrata; 4. Frogs; 5. Wealth; II. Menandrean Comedy: Sex and Status; 6. Grouch; 7. Shorn Girl; 8. Self-Tormentor; 9. Eunuch; 10. Arbitrants; 11. The Miser; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z.