Six wide ranging classic plays with introduction by the editor The
comedies of the Athenian theatre not only lie at the root of
Western drama, they also offer a unique insight into everyday life
in ancient Greece. This selection of six wide ranging plays
includes the comic fantasies of Aristophanes, which combine the
ridiculous with serious satirical comment (Birds, Frogs, Women in
Power); Menander's The Woman from Samos, a recognisable forebear of
today's situation comedy; Euripides ribald satyr play, Cyclops, the
only surviving example of the genre, and his Alkestis, a complex
romance which gave a new face to comedy. The volume is edited and
introduced by J. Michael Walton, Professor of Drama at the
University of Hull and founder/director of the Performance
Translation Centre there.
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