Aristophanes and Menander: Three Comedies: Peace, Money, the God, and Samia

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Aristophanes and Menander: Three Comedies: Peace, Money, the God, and Samia
Authors and Contributors      Translated by Douglass Parker
Edited by Timothy J. Moore
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:256
Category/GenrePlays, playscripts
Literary studies - classical, early and medieval
ISBN/Barcode 9781624661853
ClassificationsDewey:882.01
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Imprint Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Publication Date 1 December 2014
Publication Country United States

Description

Three Comedies features the work of three dramatic geniuses of the glorious, no-holds-barred tradition of ancient Athenian comedy. Here Aristophanes, the eight-hundred-pound gorilla of Old and Middle Comedy meets Menander, elephant in the room of New Comedy, in a match made possible by Douglass Parker - if not Athenian exactly, or even ancient, possibly the maddest chameleon ever to absorb the true colors of an ancient choral song, transpose a lost pun, or channel a venerable, giant, dung-eating cockroach for the benefit of those who couldn't be there the first time.