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Aristophanes, an author for the stage

Author: Carlo Ferdinando Russo
Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 1994.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Carlo Ferdinando Russo's classic work on Aristophanes examines his comedies as plays intended for the stage. The author considers the invention of printing as a cause of major changes in the nature of drama. The modern reader of Aristophanes is inclined to see him as an author of texts, rather than of fluid libretti which were intended to be performed, not simply read. Russo finds that deviations in the text can  Read more...
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Named Person: Aristophanes; Aristophanes.; Aristophane - théâtre (genre littéraire)
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Carlo Ferdinando Russo
ISBN: 0415010829 9780415010825
OCLC Number: 28799939
Description: 279 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents: 1. The Theatrical Seasons and the Dawn of Comedy --
2. Chronology of an Apprenticeship --
3. Acharnians --
4. Knights --
5. Clouds --
6. Wasps --
7. Peace --
8. Birds --
9. Lysistrata --
10. Thesmophoriazusae --
11. Frogs --
12. Assemblywomen --
13. Plutus --
14. Elements of a Theatrical Career --
15. The Disorderly Wasps and an 18 x 2 Tetrameter Module.
Other Titles: Aristophanes.
Aristofane, autore di teatro.
Responsibility: Carlo Ferdinando Russo ; [English translation by Kevin Wren].
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Abstract:

Carlo Ferdinando Russo's classic work on Aristophanes examines his comedies as plays intended for the stage. The author considers the invention of printing as a cause of major changes in the nature of drama. The modern reader of Aristophanes is inclined to see him as an author of texts, rather than of fluid libretti which were intended to be performed, not simply read. Russo finds that deviations in the text can often be explained by their relevance to the specific theatrical competitions they were written for. In Aristophanes, an Author for the Stage, the in-depth philological analysis of the plays is founded on an ever present perception of the realities of Greek theatre. This work is unparalleled in the study of Aristophanes; its appearance in an English translation is long overdue.

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