Aristophanes in Britain : old comedy in the nineteenth century /

This lively and wide-ranging study explores the reception of Aristophanes in the long-nineteenth century. It examines both political and aesthetic strands of this reception, and argues that Aristophanic reception in the period was always a process of speaking to contemporary issues - making Old Come...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

1. Verfasser:

Swallow, Peter

Format:

Elektronisch E-Book

Sprache:

Englisch

Veröffentlicht:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Zusammenfassung:

This lively and wide-ranging study explores the reception of Aristophanes in the long-nineteenth century. It examines both political and aesthetic strands of this reception, and argues that Aristophanic reception in the period was always a process of speaking to contemporary issues - making Old Comedy new.

Umfang:

1 online resource (283 pages)

Anmerkungen:

Also issued in print: 2023.

Zielpublikum:

Specialized.

Bibliografie:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-196464-6
0-19-269490-1
0-19-269491-X

Schlagworte:

Aristophanes > Stage history > Great Britain.

Aristophanes > Appreciation > Great Britain.

Bezugswerke:

Print version: Aristophanes in Britain

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