Aristophanes

An Author for the Stage

By: Carlo Ferdinando Russo

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Hardcover | 25 August 1994 | Edition Number 1

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296 Pages

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Carlo Ferdinando Russo's acclaimed work on Aristophanes examines his comedies as plays intended for the stage - not the page. The author considers the invention of printing as a cause of root changes in the nature of drama: The modern reader is inclined to see Aristophanes as an author of texts for reading, rather than of fluid libretti for performance. In Aristophanes, an Author for the Stage , Russo's in-depth philological analysis of the plays is founded on an ever present perception of the realities of Greek theatre. For example, he shows how deviations in the text can often be explained with reference to the actual competitions they were written for. First published in Italy in 1962, Professor Russo's book has long been the classic work on Aristophanes. Now finally available in English and much updated, it is essential reading for any student of Greek comedy.

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"Russo's book is both scholarly and lively, philological and theatrical. It is justly established as a milestone in Aristophanic studies." -Oliver Taplin "A lively and thoughtful book; no comparable study of Aristophanes' dramatic technique is available in English." -Kenneth Dover, "The Classical Review, 1962 Italian Edition "By vigorously examining the eleven extant plays Russo is able to re-evoke convincingly their material execution, to discover their theatrical properties and stage diction and thereby to expose the stage craft of Aristophanes and the theatrical world in which he operated." -"Religious Studies Review

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