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Aristophanes and the poetics of competition /

"Athenian comic drama was written for performance at festivals honouring the god Dionysos. Through dramatic action and open discourse, poets sought to engage their rivals and impress the audience, all in an effort to obtain victory in the competitions. This book uses that competitive performanc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Biles, Zachary P., 1968-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: proagon
  • 1. From Thamyris to Aristophanes: the competitive poetics of the comic parabasis
  • 2. The competitive partnership of Aristophanes and Dikaiopolis in Acharnians
  • 3. Aristophanes' poetic tropaion: competitive didaskalia and contest records in Knights
  • 4. Intertextual biography in the rivalry of Cratinus and Aristophanes
  • 5. Aristophanes' Clouds-palinode
  • 6. Dionysos and dionysia in Frogs.