Women and Humor in Classical Greece examines the role of women as
producers of joking speech, especially within cults of Demeter.
This speech, sometimes known as aischrologia, had considerable
weight and vitality within its cultic context. It also shaped
literary traditions, notably iambic and Attic old comedy that has
traditionally been regarded as entirely male. The misogyny for
which ancient iambic is infamous derives in part from an oral world
in which women's derisive joking voices reverberated. O'Higgins
considers this speech from its mythical origins in the Homeric Hymn
to Demeter, through the reactive iambic tradition and into old
comedy. She also examines the poems of Sappho and Corinna as
literary jokers, responding in part to their own experience of
joking women. The book concludes with an appraisal of the three
great 'women's' plays of Aristophanes: Lysistrata,
Thesmophoriasouzae, and Ecclesiazousae.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
