Classical Myth and Literature in Parody : Ancient and Modern

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Classical Myth and Literature in Parody : Ancient and Modern

Hansen, William F.

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Bloomsbury Academic（2026/07発売）
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製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 296 p.
言語 ENG
商品コード 9781350548039

Full Description

This book examines the evolution of classical parody, from its origins in ancient Greece and Rome to its resurgence in modern times. The book explores two key periods: the first from the sixth century BCE to the second century CE, and the second beginning in the 17th century, continuing today. In antiquity, poets like Hipponax and Lucian parodied their own culture, relying on audiences' deep knowledge of Greek and Roman texts. This "insider" parody faded with the rise of Christianity and changes in language.

The second era of classical parody emerged during the Renaissance, as classical texts were rediscovered and studied in schools. Writers like Charles Cotton in England created "outsider" parody, mocking ancient literature learned in the classroom. This book focuses on English-language works, including The Comic Latin Grammar and Victorian burlesque theatre, which drew on classical mythology and history. The book also addresses the social and educational changes that shaped classical parody, such as the invention of the printing press and the influence of Renaissance humanism. It is the first comprehensive study of anglophone classical parody, revealing how authors through the centuries have reimagined and distorted classical texts for humorous effect.

List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations

Introduction

PART I. CLASSICAL PARODY IN ANTIQUITY
1. Aristophanes, Scenes from Old Comedy
2. Matron of Pitane, Attic Dinner-Party
3. Pseudo-Homer, Battle of the Frogs and Mice
4. Plautus, Amphitruo
5. Ovid, Metamorphoses
6. Lucian of Samosata, Gout and A True Story, plus Lucian's Hoaxes
7. Visual Parodies

Excursus 1

INTERMEZZO
8. Medieval Latin Parody
9. Byzantine Parody

Excursus 2

PART II. THE REINVENTION OF CLASSICAL PARODY
10. Classical Parody Redivivus
11. [Charles Cotton], Scarronides: or, Virgil Travestie. A Mock Poem on the First and
Fourth Books of Virgil's Æneis, in English, Burlesque
12. [Jonathan Swift], Baucis and Philemon; A Poem. On the ever lamented Loss of the two
Yew-Trees, in the Parish of Chilthorne, Near the County Town of Somerset
13. [Thomas Bridges], A Burlesque Translation of Homer
14. Musical Theatre
15. Mock Textbooks
16. Anonymous, "Carmen Possum"
17. A. E. Housman, "Fragment of a Greek Tragedy"

PART III. CLASSICAL PARODY TODAY
18. Maurice Baring, Unreliable History
19. W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman, And Now All This
20. Will Cuppy, The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody
21. Richard Armour, The Classics Reclassified
22. John Bailey, "Holp!"
23. Regius Professor of Greek, "A Note on the Use of the Strong Aorist Optative
Passive of p???? by Attic Poets of the Middle and New Comedies"
24. William Hansen, "The Structural Study of Myth, or Oedipus at the Sorbonne"
25. Anonymous, "A Warm, Fuzzy Story"
26. Light Verse

Overview

Bibliography
Index