Matthew Wright brings Menander’s Samia to life by explaining how
it achieves its comic effects and how it fits within the broader
context of fourth-century Greek drama and society. He offers a
scene-by-scene reading of the play, combining close attention to
detail with broader consideration of major themes, in an approach
designed to bring out the humour and nuance of each individual
moment on stage, while also illuminating Menander’s comic art.
The play dramatizes a tangled story of mistakes, mishaps and
misapprehensions leading up to the marriage of Moschion and
Plangon. For most of the action the characters are at odds with one
another owing to accidental delusions or deliberate deceptions, and
it seems as if the marriage will be cancelled or indefinitely
postponed; but ultimately everyone’s problems are solved and the
play ends happily. Samia is one of the best-preserved examples of
fourth-century Greek comedy: celebrated within antiquity but
subsequently lost for many years, it miraculously came back to
light, in almost complete form, as a result of Egyptian papyrus
finds during the 20th century.
General
| Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Academic
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| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Bloomsbury Ancient Comedy Companions |
| Release date: |
November 2020 |
| Authors: |
Matthew Wright
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| Dimensions: |
216 x 138mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
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| Pages: |
176 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-350-12477-6 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
1-350-12477-X |
| Barcode: |
9781350124776 |
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