No Laughing Matter: Studies in Athenian Comedy

Description

No Laughing Matter is a wide-ranging collection of new studies of the comic theatre of Athens, from its origins until the 340s BCE. Fifteen international scholars employ an array of approaches and methodologies that will appeal to Classics and Theatre scholars while still remaining accessible to students. By including discussions of fragmentary authors alongside Aristophanes, the collection provides a broad understanding of the richness of Athenian comedy. The collection showcases the best of the new scholarship on Old and Middle Comedy, using the most up-to-date texts and tools. No Laughing Matter has been prepared in tribute to Professor Ian Storey of Trent University (Peterborough, Ontario), whose work on Athenian comedy will continue to shape scholarship for many years to come.

C.W. Marshall is Associate Professor of Greek and Roman Theatre at the University of British Columbia, Canada, and author of The Stagecraft and Performance of Roman Comedy (2006). George Kovacs is Assistant Professor of Ancient History and Classics at Trent University, Canada. He and C.W. Marshall co-edited the volume Classics and Comics (2011).