The so-called old comedy, of which Aristophanes is the only surviving representative, flourished at the time of the Peloponnesian War which shook Greek civilization. There is no good single modern analogue of the old comedy. It is a blend of Shakespeare’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ with Bernard Shaw. It is extravaganza combined with the dramatic criticism of ideas and set off with occasional flights of true poetry. So at least it appears in Aristophanes, who in native genius and sp...
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 1046 ● ISBN 9783849648350 ● File size 0.5 MB ● Translator William James Hicke ● Publisher Jazzybee Verlag ● City Altenmünster ● Country DE ● Published 2016 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5096601 ● Copy protection Social DRM