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Aristophanes and Athens : an introduction to the plays

Author: Douglas M MacDowell
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"This book provides an accessible introduction to each of Aristophanes' plays, focusing particularly on their relationship to Athenian politics and life, and to the effect that Aristophanes hoped to have on his audience. All passages quoted from them are given in new verse translations, and readers do not need any knowledge of Greek. But scholarly problems are not ignored, and specialists will find here both new  Read more...
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Named Person: Aristophanes; Aristophanes; Aristophanes; Aristophane; Aristophane
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Douglas M MacDowell
ISBN: 0198721587 9780198721581 0198721595 9780198721598
OCLC Number: 32051210
Description: xiii, 362 p. ; 23 cm.
Responsibility: Douglas M. MacDowell.

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"This book provides an accessible introduction to each of Aristophanes' plays, focusing particularly on their relationship to Athenian politics and life, and to the effect that Aristophanes hoped to have on his audience. All passages quoted from them are given in new verse translations, and readers do not need any knowledge of Greek. But scholarly problems are not ignored, and specialists will find here both new suggestions and summaries of different interpretations with recent bibliographical information in the notes."--BOOK JACKET.

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