Venom in verse
Aristophanes in modern Greece
by Gonda Aline Hector Van Steen
"Gonda Van Steen provides the first critical analysis of the role of the classical Athenian playwright in modern Greck culture, explaining how the sociopolitical "venom" of Aristophanes' verses remains relevant and appealing to modern Greek audiences.
Deriding or challenging well-known figures and conservative values, Aristophanes' comedies transgress authority and continue to speak to many social groups in Greece who have found in him a witty, pointed, and accessible champion from their "native" tradition.".
"Crossing boundaries of classical philology, critical theory, and performance studies, the book encourages us to reassess Aristophanes' comedies as both play-acts and modern methods of communication. Van Steen uses material never before accessible in English as she proves that Aristophanes remains Greece's immortal comic genius and political voice."--BOOK JACKET.
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Appreciation, Greek drama, Greek drama (Comedy), History, Modern Presentation, Stage history, Theater, Aristophanes, Theater, greecePeople
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Venom in verse: Aristophanes in modern Greece
2000, Princeton University Press
in English
0691009562 9780691009568
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-273) and index.
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