Broken Laughter

Select Fragments of Greek Comedy

By: S. Douglas Olson

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Hardcover | 17 May 2007

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496 Pages

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A collection of over 200 of the most interesting and important fragments of Greek comedy, accompanied by a commentary; an extensive introduction discussing the history of comic genre; a series of appendixes on the individual poets, the inscriptional evidence, and the like; and a complete translation of the fragments. Individual sections illustrate the earliest Greek comedy from Syracuse; the characteristic features of Athenian `Old', `Middle', and `New Comedy'; the comic presentation of politicians, philosophers, and women; the comic reception of other poetry; and many aspects of daily life, including dining and symposia.

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There is a great deal of learning on display in Broken Laughter and much information communicated with great economy. Matthew Leigh, Times Literary Supplement Broken Laughter will help break new ground in rendering more accessible the world of Greek comedy beyond Aristophanes and Menander. Tom Hawkins, Bryn Mawr Classical Review This beautifully produced book is a unique and indispensible resource for all students of classical Greek literature...Essential. Choice

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