A collection of over 200 of the most interesting and important fragments of Greek comedy, accompanied by a commentary; an extensive introduction discussing the history of comic genre; a series of appendixes on the individual poets, the inscriptional evidence, and the like; and a complete translation of the fragments. Individual sections illustrate the earliest Greek comedy from Syracuse; the characteristic features of Athenian Old', Middle', and New Comedy'; the comic presentation of politicians, philosophers, and women; the comic reception of other poetry; and many aspects of daily life, including dining and symposia.
| ISBN | 9780199287857 |
| Autor(a) | Olson, S. Douglas |
| Editora | Oup Oxford |
| Ano de edição | 2007 |
| Páginas | 496 |
| Acabamento | Capa Dura |