Six Classical Greek Comedies: Birds; Frogs; Women in Power; The Woman from Samos; Cyclops and Alkestis
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Six wide ranging classic plays with introduction by the editor
The comedies of the Athenian theatre not only lie at the root of Western drama, they also offer a unique insight into everyday life in ancient Greece. This selection of six wide ranging plays includes the comic fantasies of Aristophanes, which combine the ridiculous with serious satirical comment (Birds, Frogs, Women in Power); Menander's The Woman from Samos, a recognisable forebear of today's situation comedy; Euripides ribald satyr play, Cyclops, the only surviving example of the genre, and his Alkestis, a complex romance which gave a new face to comedy.The volume is edited and introduced by J. Michael Walton, Professor of Drama at the University of Hull and founder/director of the Performance Translation Centre there.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:041377130X
ISBN13:9780413771308
Release Date:November 2008
Publisher:Methuen Drama
Length:378 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.0" x 7.8"
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