Origin of Attic Comedy

Klappentext Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy Francis Macdonald Cornford (1874 1943)investigates the origin of Attic Comedy. Zusammenfassung This book was originally published in 1934. Beginning with Aristotle's observation that from the earliest stage Attic Comedy had 'certain definite forms'! F. M. Cornford shows that these forms are clearly observable in the plays of Aristophanes and that they derived from a ritual drama common to both tragedy and comedy. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introductory; 2. The exodos; 3. The phallic songs; 4. Some types of dramatic fertility ritual; 5. Agon, sacrifice, and feast; 6. The chorus in Agon and Parabasis; 7. The impostor; 8. The stock masks of the old comedy; 9. Comedy and tragedy; Synopsis of the extant plays; Bibliography; Addenda; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Francis Macdonald Cornford, Francis Macdonald Cornford
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.02.2011
• EAN: 9780521182072
• ISBN: 978-0-521-18207-2
• No. of pages: 266
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; HISTORY / General, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: plays and playwrights