Aristophanes in Britain old comedy in the nineteenth century /
This lively and wide-ranging study explores the reception of Aristophanes in the long-nineteenth century. It examines both political and aesthetic strands of this reception, and argues that Aristophanic reception in the period was always a process of speaking to contemporary issues - making Old Come...
| Main Author: | Swallow, Peter, 1993- |
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| Other Authors: | Oxford Scholarship Online. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2023.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). |
| Series: |
Classical presences.
Oxford scholarship online. |
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| Summary: |
This lively and wide-ranging study explores the reception of Aristophanes in the long-nineteenth century. It examines both political and aesthetic strands of this reception, and argues that Aristophanic reception in the period was always a process of speaking to contemporary issues - making Old Comedy new. |
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| Item Description: |
Also issued in print: 2023. Includes bibliographical references and index. This lively and wide-ranging study explores the reception of Aristophanes in the long-nineteenth century. It examines both political and aesthetic strands of this reception, and argues that Aristophanic reception in the period was always a process of speaking to contemporary issues - making Old Comedy new. Specialized. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). |
| Audience: |
Specialized. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780191964640 |