Ancient Comedy and Reception
Journal Data
| Type | SOURCE_BOOK |
|---|---|
| Publisher | de Gruyter GmbH, Walter |
| ISBN-13 | 9781614511250 |
| Open Library | OL21550425W |
| Total publications | 15 |
| Coverage period | 2013 - 2013 |
| Language | EN |
Plato’s Aristophanes
Ancient Comedy and Reception
Aristophanes in Israel
Reform
“Letting It All Hang Out”
Libera lingua loquemur ludis Liberalibus
Even if Greek Old Comedy exerted no direct influence on Latin comic theatre, Naevius' theatrical production shows that he was well acquaintanted with the plays of the Archaia. Through the close scrutiny of a few Naevian fragments and the analysis of the plots and the titles of some of his comedies, this paper will attempt to demonstrate that, even if Naevius never wrote an Old Comedy in the Aristophanic mode, he was powerfully influenced by the w…
Dynamics of Appropriation in Roman Comedy
Plautus und die Techniken des Improvisationstheaters
Ancient Comedy and Historiography
Menander’s Samia and the Phaedra Theme
Epiphany of a Serious Dionysus in a Comedy
From Drama to Narrative
Aristophanes in the Cinema; or, The Metamorphoses of Lysistrata
Slipping One In
This chapter examines the way in which Aristophanes introduces obscene words into his comedies both at the beginning of the plays and subsequently, following more heightened and/or more sober sequences. The Aristophanic norm is to introduce obscenity unsignalled, the 'obscenity out of nowhere' technique, often employed to signal abuse, crudeness, buffoonery and/or freedom from inhibitions. Alternatively, the poet sometimes employs the 'build-up' …
Aristophanes in England, 1500–1660
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Plato’s Aristophanes
Ancient Comedy and Reception
Aristophanes in Israel
Reform
“Letting It All Hang Out”
Libera lingua loquemur ludis Liberalibus
Even if Greek Old Comedy exerted no direct influence on Latin comic theatre, Naevius' theatrical production shows that he was well acquaintanted with the plays of the Archaia. Through the close scrutiny of a few Naevian fragments and the analysis of the plots and the titles of some of his comedies, this paper will attempt to demonstrate that, even if Naevius never wrote an Old Comedy in the Aristophanic mode, he was powerfully influenced by the w…
Dynamics of Appropriation in Roman Comedy
Plautus und die Techniken des Improvisationstheaters
Ancient Comedy and Historiography
Menander’s Samia and the Phaedra Theme
Epiphany of a Serious Dionysus in a Comedy
From Drama to Narrative
Aristophanes in the Cinema; or, The Metamorphoses of Lysistrata
Slipping One In
This chapter examines the way in which Aristophanes introduces obscene words into his comedies both at the beginning of the plays and subsequently, following more heightened and/or more sober sequences. The Aristophanic norm is to introduce obscenity unsignalled, the 'obscenity out of nowhere' technique, often employed to signal abuse, crudeness, buffoonery and/or freedom from inhibitions. Alternatively, the poet sometimes employs the 'build-up' …
Aristophanes in England, 1500–1660