Comic Business: Theatricality, Dramatic Technique, and Performance Contexts of Aristophanic Comedy
Author:   Martin Revermann (Assistant Professor in Classics and Theatre Studies, University of Toronto)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780198152712


Pages:   416
Publication Date:   18 May 2006
Format:   Hardback
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Comic Business: Theatricality, Dramatic Technique, and Performance Contexts of Aristophanic Comedy


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Author:   Martin Revermann (Assistant Professor in Classics and Theatre Studies, University of Toronto)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.30cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.40cm
Weight:   0.653kg
ISBN:  

9780198152712


ISBN 10:   019815271
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   18 May 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

I. Issues 1: Comic business 2: Performance criticism: point and methods 3: Two fundamental problems 4: Applying performance criticism II. Three plays 5: Clouds 6: Lysistrata 7: Wealth

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...substantial volume... well worth reading Michael Ewans, The Classical Review Revermann's book is certainly one of the most significant studies of Old Comedy to appear in decades, Ralph M. Rosen, University of Pennsylvania ...innovative, meaty, uniquely depictive analysis...meticulous... Giovanna Alvoni, Gnomon ...a coherent and engaging discussion of Aristophanic comedy in performance. In this, Revermann offers a crisp presentation of familiar issues, while carrying the debate forward in new directions. Zachary Biles, Classical Journal a rich and fascinating study... a very fine book Robert Tordoff, Hermathena


...substantial volume... well worth reading Michael Ewans, The Classical Review Revermann's book is certainly one of the most significant studies of Old Comedy to appear in decades, Ralph M. Rosen, University of Pennsylvania ...innovative, meaty, uniquely depictive analysis...meticulous... Giovanna Alvoni, Gnomon ...a coherent and engaging discussion of Aristophanic comedy in performance. In this, Revermann offers a crisp presentation of familiar issues, while carrying the debate forward in new directions. Zachary Biles, Classical Journal


Revermann's book is certainly one of the most significant studies of Old Comedy to appear in decades, Ralph M. Rosen, University of Pennsylvania ...a coherent and engaging discussion of Aristophanic comedy in performance. In this, Revermann offers a crisp presentation of familiar issues, while carrying the debate forward in new directions. Zachary Biles, Classical Journal


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Martin Revermann is Associate Professor in Classics and Theatre Studies, University of Toronto.

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