ARISTOPHANES: FROGS Edited with Introduction and Commentary

Aristophanes; Kenneth James Dover (Ed. )

ISBN 10: 0198147732 / ISBN 13: 9780198147732

Edité par Oxford Clarendon Press, 1993

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Corners a bit rounded. DJ has very minor shelfwear. ; Among extant Greek comedies, the Frogs is unique for the light it throws on Classical Greek attitudes toward tragedy and literature in general. It merits a much more extensive commentary than it has so far received, and the establishment of the text itself has rested for over a century on collations which were inadequate and inaccurate. At the same time, its most problematic passages have been the subject, in recent years, of more scholarly articles than those of any other Greek play. In this introduction, edition, and commentary, Sir Kenneth Dover presents the relevant data, arguments, and considerations as fully as can reasonably be done in one volume. ; 9 x 1 x 6 Inches; 398 pages.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: ARISTOPHANES: FROGS Edited with Introduction and Commentary
• Éditeur: Oxford Clarendon Press
• Date de parution: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0198147732
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780198147732
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition.
• État de l'article: Very Good+
• État de la jaquette: Very Good+
• Poids: 1,3 livre
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Greek Literature
  • Classical Studies

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Synopsis

Among extant Greek comedies, the "Frogs" is unique for the light it throws on Classical Greek attitudes to tragedy and to literature in general. It merits a much more extensive commentary than it has so far received, and the establishment of the text itself has rested for over a century on collations which were inadequate and inaccurate. At the same time, its most problematic passages have been the subject, in recent years, of more scholarly articles than those of any other Greek play. In this introduction, edition, and commentary, Sir Kenneth Dover presents the relevant data, arguments, and considerations as fully as can reasonably be done in one volume. The book should be of interest to scholars and students of Classical (Greek) literature.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Among extant Greek comedies, the Frogs is unique for the light it throws on classical Greek attitudes to tragedy and to literature in general. Sir Kenneth Dover's edition, with a full introduction and extensive commentary, has been the most comprehensive edition available, drawing together the relevant scholarship that has accumulated on the subject. The general purpose and character of the abridged version remains the same: to provide a helpful guide on a difficult author for students who wish to translate the play, or need to interpret it for performance. In this edition, nothing relevant to the performance of the play on stage has been sacrificed although information on manuscripts and discussion of the history of the text have been pared to the minimum, and arguments on controversial points have been abbreviated. Where relevant, conclucions reached in the original edition have been changed in the light of work done by others since 1993. The inclusion of a vocabulary should reduce the need for students to have a recourse to a lexicon.