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Venom in verse : Aristophanes in modern Greece /
Aristophanes has enjoyed a conspicuous revival in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Greece. Here, Gonda Van Steen provides the first critical analysis of the role of the classical Athenian playwright in modern Greek culture, explaining how the sociopolitical "venom" of Aristophanes' v...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©2000.
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| Series: | Princeton modern Greek studies.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Aristophanes has enjoyed a conspicuous revival in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Greece. Here, Gonda Van Steen provides the first critical analysis of the role of the classical Athenian playwright in modern Greek culture, explaining how the sociopolitical "venom" of Aristophanes' verses remains relevant and appealing to modern Greek audiences. Deriding or challenging well-known figures and conservative values, Aristophanes' comedies transgress authority and continue to speak to many social groups in Greece who have found in him a witty, pointed, and accessible champion from their "native" t |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 284 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-273) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1400813719 9781400813711 9781400823758 1400823757 1282767135 9781282767133 9786612767135 6612767138 |