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Aristophanic Humour - Theory and Practice (Hardcover)
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Aristophanic Humour - Theory and Practice (Hardcover)
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This volume sets out to discuss a crucial question for ancient
comedy - what makes Aristophanes funny? Too often Aristophanes'
humour is taken for granted as merely a tool for the delivery of
political and social commentary. But Greek Old Comedy was above all
else designed to amuse people, to win the dramatic competition by
making the audience laugh the hardest. Any discussion of
Aristophanes therefore needs to take into account the ways in which
his humour actually works. This question is addressed in two ways.
The first half of the volume offers an in-depth discussion of
humour theory - a field heretofore largely overlooked by
classicists and Aristophanists - examining various theoretical
models within the specific context of Aristophanes' eleven extant
plays. In the second half, contributors explore Aristophanic humour
more practically, examining how specific linguistic techniques and
performative choices affect the reception of humour, and exploring
the range of subjects Aristophanes tackles as vectors for his
comedy. A focus on performance shapes the narrative, since humour
lives or dies on the stage - it is never wholly comprehensible on
the page alone.
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