基本説明
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, etc., and a complete translation of the fragments.
Full Description
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.
Contents
A. DORIC COMEDY ; B. ATTIC 'OLD COMEDY' ; C. 'MIDDLE' AND 'NEW' COMEDY ; D. THE RECEPTION OF OTHER POETRY ; E. POLITICS AND POLITICIANS ; F. PHILOSOPHY AND PHILOSOPHERS ; G. FOOD AND DINING ; H. WINE AND SYMPOSIA ; I. WOMEN ; J. ASPECTS OF DAILY LIFE
