New Comedy
by Menander, Aristophanes

Name: New Comedy
Brand: Menander
SKU: 9780413671806
Rating: 4 (6 reviews)

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Highlights

Greek & Roman

What readers are saying

Readers find the play engaging and humorous, with many expressing surprise at how entertaining it is. The experience resonates well, especially for those new to the genre.

Very funny and entertainingEngaging performancesSurprising humorLimited exposure to the genre

Synopsis

An essential book for students of Greek drama and literature: Aristophanes is widely regarded as one of Ancient Greece's foremost satirists - offering students of the period a unique insight into the world of Athens and its theatre

Written in the century following the defeat of Athens by the Spartans in the Peloponnesian War, these four plays signal a change of emphasis in stage comedy more appropriate to the new world order of the fourth century BC.

Women in Power and Wealth complete the cycle of Aristophanes' extant plays begun in Aristophanes Plays: One and Two, translated by Kenneth McLeish and J Michael Walton.

These editions provide full introductions; discussing the plays and placing them in their political and social context

Aristophanes was a unique writer for the comic stage as well as one of the most revealing about the society for which he wrote.