Sophron's Mimes - Text, Translation, and Commentary (Hardcover)

J. H. Hordern provides a text (based on Kassel and Austin's Poetae Comici Graeci text but with significant additions), translation, and detailed commentary on the surviving fragments of Sophron's mimes. The commentary deals with both literary and linguistic questions, but focuses particularly on Sophron's relationship with earlier traditions (for example, iambus) and his influence on later literature (for example, the work of Theocritus). A substantial introduction furnishes an overview of the biographical evidence, and discusses the vexed question of audience and performance, arguing that the mimes were essentially symposiac entertainment rather than stage performances. There is detailed discussion of Sophron's dialect and lexicon, the textual tradition, and his impact on post-classical literature.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2004
First published:	August 2004
Authors:	J.H. Hordern
Dimensions:	223 x 144 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	220
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-926613-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > Mime Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Plays & playwrights > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > General
LSN:	0-19-926613-1
Barcode:	9780199266135

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