Aristophanes' Comedy of Names: A Study of Speaking Names in Aristophanes (Sozomena: Studies in the Recovery of Ancient Texts - Vol. 8)
Nikoletta Kanavou
Aristophanes, the celebrated Greek comic poet, is famous for his plays on contemporary themes, in which he exercises fierce political satire. Ancient political comedy made ample use of comically significant proper names - much as is the case in modern satire. Comic names used by Aristophanes for his satirical targets (public figures, everyday Athenians) provide the main subject of this book, which addresses questions such as why particular names are chosen (or invented), and how they relate to the plays?? characters and themes.
Година:
2010
Издание:
1
Издателство:
De Gruyter
Език:
english
Страници:
243
ISBN 10:
3110247062
ISBN 13:
9783110247060
Серия:
Sozomena - Studies in the Recovery of Ancient Texts 8
Файл:
PDF, 937 KB
IPFS:
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english, 2010