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Aristophanes and the cloak of comedy : affect, aesthetics, and the canon /
The Greek playwright Aristophanes (active 427-386 BCE) is often portrayed as the poet who brought stability, discipline, and sophistication to the rowdy theatrical genre of Old Comedy. In this groundbreaking book, situated within the affective turn in the humanities, Mario Telò explores a vital yet...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago ; London :
The University of Chicago Press,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgments
- Note to the Reader
- 1. Delayed Applause: Competitive Aesthetics and the Construction of the Comic Canon
- Part 1: Wasps
- 2. A Touch of Class: The Enduring Texture of Aristophanic Comedy
- 3. Emotional Rescue and Generic Demotion: Old Comedians and Tragedy's Ragged Audience
- 4. The Broken Net: Comic Failure and Its Consequences
- Part 2: Clouds
- 5. Aristophanes' Electra Complex and the Future of Comedy
- Epilogue
- Synopses
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.