Rude talk in Athens : ancient rivals, the birth of comedy, and a writer's journey through Greece /

In ancient Athens, thousands would attend theatre festivals that turned writing into a fierce battle for fame, money, and laughably large trophies. While the tragedies earned artistic respect, it was the comedies--the raunchy jokes, vulgar innuendo, outrageous invention, and barbed political comment...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Smith, Mark Haskell (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Los Angeles : The Unnamed Press, 2021.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
To 1500
Greek drama (Comedy) > History and criticism.
Greek drama (Comedy) > Appreciation.
Authors, Greek.
Literary quarrels > Greece > History > To 1500.
Comédie grecque > Histoire et critique.
Comédie grecque > Appréciation.
Écrivains grecs.
Authors, Greek
Greek drama (Comedy)
Greek drama (Comedy) > Appreciation
Literary quarrels
Greece
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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