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The Language of Greek Comedy

By Andreas Willi

The Language of Greek Comedy

By Andreas Willi

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The contributions to this volume illustrate how the linguistic study of Greek comedy can deepen our knowledge of the intricate connections between the dramatic texts and their literary and socio-cultural environment. Topics discussed include the relationship of comedy and iambus, the world of Doric comedy in Sicily, figures of speech and obscene vocabulary in Aristophanes, comic elements in tragedy, language and cultural identity in fifth-century Athens, linguistic characterization in Middle Comedy, the textual transmission of New Comedy, and the interaction of language and dramatic technique in Menander. Research in these topics and in related areas is reviewed in an extensive bibliographical essay.

While the main focus is on comedy, the diversity of the approaches adopted (including narratology, pragmatics, lexicology, dialectology, sociolinguistics, and textual criticism) ensures that much of the work applies to different genres and is relevant also to linguists and literary scholars.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
356
Release Date:
2002-12-05
Publication Date:
2002-10-03
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0199245479
ISBN13:
9780199245475
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
633 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
24 cm
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