ISBN: 9781107033313 - greek comedy and the discourse of genres (8 Ergebnisse)

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Recent scholarship has acknowledged that the intertextual discourse of ancient comedy with previous and contemporary literary traditions is not limited to tragedy. This book is a timely response to the more sophisticated and theory-grounded way of viewing comedy's interactions with its cultural and intellectual context. It shows that in the process of its self-definition, comedy emerges as voracious and multifarious with a wide spectrum of literary, sub-literary and paraliterary traditions, the engagement with which emerges as central to its projected literary identity and, subsequently, to the reception of the genre itself. Comedy's self-definition through generic discourse far transcends the (narrowly conceived) 'high-low' division of genres. This book explores ancient comedy's interactions with Homeric and Hesiodic epic, iambos, lyric, tragedy, the fable tradition, the ritual performances of the Greek polis, and its reception in Platonic writings and Alexandrian scholarship, within a unified interpretative framework.…

Zustand: New. 2013. 1ST. Hardcover. Explores comedy's voracious and multifarious dialogue with a large spectrum of literary, sub-literary and paraliterary traditions surrounding and shaping it. Editor(s): Bakola, Emmanuela; Prauscello, Lucia; Tel, Mario. Num Pages: 422 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 230 x 34. Weight in Grams: 760. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Zustand: New. 2013. 1ST. Hardcover. Explores comedy's voracious and multifarious dialogue with a large spectrum of literary, sub-literary and paraliterary traditions surrounding and shaping it. Editor(s): Bakola, Emmanuela; Prauscello, Lucia; Tel, Mario. Num Pages: 422 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 230 x 34. Weight in Grams: 760. . . . . .…

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Hardcover. Zustand: new. Hardcover. Recent scholarship has acknowledged that the intertextual discourse of ancient comedy with previous and contemporary literary traditions is not limited to tragedy. This book is a timely response to the more sophisticated and theory-grounded way of viewing comedy's interactions with its cultural and intellectual context. It shows that in the process of its self-definition, comedy emerges as voracious and multifarious with a wide spectrum of literary, sub-literary and paraliterary traditions, the engagement with which emerges as central to its projected literary identity and, subsequently, to the reception of the genre itself. Comedy's self-definition through generic discourse far transcends the (narrowly conceived) 'high-low' division of genres. This book explores ancient comedy's interactions with Homeric and Hesiodic epic, iambos, lyric, tragedy, the fable tradition, the ritual performances of the Greek polis, and its reception in Platonic writings and Alexandrian scholarship, within a unified interpretative framework. Innovative treatment of Greek comedy, showing that an essential characteristic at the heart of its identity is its voracious and multifarious dialogue with a large spectrum of literary, sub-literary and paraliterary traditions which surround and shape it. Explores comedy's interactions with numerous other genres within a unified interpretative framework. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Zustand: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Innovative treatment of Greek comedy, showing that an essential characteristic at the heart of its identity is its voracious and multifarious dialogue with a large spectrum of literary, sub-literary and paraliterary traditions which surround and shape it. E. …