Athenian comedy in the Roman Empire / edited by C.W. Marshall and Tom Hawkins.
| Other author/creator | Marshall, C. W., 1968- editor. |
| Other author/creator | Hawkins, Tom, 1972- editor. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | London ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016. |
| Copyright Notice | ©2016 |
| Description | 295 pages ; 24 cm |
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| Contents | 1. Ignorance and the reception of comedy in antiquity / Tom Hawkins and C.W. Marshall -- 2. Juvenal and the revival of Greek new comedy at Rome / Mathias Hanses -- 3. Parrhēsia and Pudenda: speaking genitals and satiric speech / Julia Nelson Hawkins -- 4. Dio Chrysostom and the Naked Parabasis / Tom Hawkings -- 5. Favorinus and the comic adultery plot / Ryan B. Samuels -- 6. Comedies and comic actors in the Greek East: an epigraphical perspective / Fritz Graf -- 7. Plutarch, epitomes, and Athenian comedy / C.W. Marshall -- 8. Lucian's Aristophanes: on understanding old comedy in the Roman Imperial Period / Ralph M. Rosen -- 9. Exposing frauds: Lucian and comedy / Ian C. Storey -- 10. Revoking comic license: Aristides' Or. 29 and the performance of comedy / Anna Peterson -- 11. Aelian and comedy: four studies / C.W. Marshall -- 12. The Menandrian world of Alciphron's Letters / Melissa Funke -- 13. Two clouded marriages: Aristainetos' allusions to Aristophanes' Clouds in Letters 2.3 and 2.12 / Emilia A. Barbiero. |
| Abstract | "Athenian comedy is firmly entrenched in the classical canon, but imperial authors debated, dissected and redirected comic texts, plots and language of Aristophanes, Menander, and their rivals in ways that reflect the non-Athenocentric, pan-Mediterranean performance culture of the imperial era. Although the reception of tragedy beyond its own contemporary era has been studied, the legacy of Athenian comedy in the Roman world is less well understood. This volume offers the first expansive treatment of the reception of Athenian comedy in the Roman Empire. These engaged and engaging studies examine the lasting impact of classical Athenian comic drama. Demonstrating a variety of methodologies and scholarly perspectives, sources discussed include papyri, mosaics, stage history, epigraphy and a broad range of literature such as dramatic works in Latin and Greek, including verse satire, essays, and epistolary fiction"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-290) and index. |
| LCCN | 2015018896 |
| ISBN | 9781472588845 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1472588843 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781472588838 paperback |
| ISBN | 1472588835 paperback |
| ISBN | ePDF |
| ISBN | ePDF |
| ISBN | ePub |
| ISBN | ePub |
| Standard identifier# | 40025263441 |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | PA3161 .A86 2016 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |