Comedy and Religion in Classical Athens - Narratives of Religious Experiences in Aristophanes'' Wealth

Re-examines Aristophanes' engagement with Greek religion by studying his dramatization of traditional stories of religious experiences.

List of contents

1. Numinous wealth; 2. An Apollonian beginning; 3. A healing story; 4. A household shrine; 5. A new god arrives; Conclusion: comic miracles.

About the author

Francisco Barrenechea is Assistant Professor in the Department of Classics at the University of Maryland, College Park. His research interests include ancient Greek drama, as well as its reception in the Hispanic world. Among his publications are articles on stories of Greek miracle cures, the reception of Greek tragedy in Mexico, fragmentary plays, and Latin epic. He has been the recipient of fellowships from the Center for Hellenic Studies and the Loeb Classical Library Foundation.

Summary

A detailed study of how Aristophanes manipulates traditional narratives of important religious experiences (oracles, healings, epiphanies) to engage with the religious discourse of his time, with a particular focus on the comedy Wealth. This book opens up a new perspective on Aristophanic drama and its relationship to Greek religion.

Product details

• Authors: BARRENECHE FRANCISC, Francisco Barrenechea, Francisco (University of Maryland Barrenechea
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781107191167
• ISBN: 978-1-107-19116-7
• No. of pages: 212
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Ancient Greece, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient Greek religion & mythology, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient Greek religion and mythology, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval