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Nonsense and Meaning in Ancient Greek Comedy (Paperback)
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Nonsense and Meaning in Ancient Greek Comedy (Paperback)
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This book examines the concept of 'nonsense' in ancient Greek
thought and uses it to explore the comedies of the fifth and fourth
centuries BCE. If 'nonsense' (phluaria, leros) is a type of
language felt to be unworthy of interpretation, it can help to
define certain aspects of comedy that have proved difficult to
grasp. Not least is the recurrent perception that although the
comic genre can be meaningful (i.e. contain political opinions,
moral sentiments and aesthetic tastes), some of it is just
'foolery' or 'fun'. But what exactly is this 'foolery', this part
of comedy which allegedly lies beyond the scope of serious
interpretation? The answer is to be found in the concept of
'nonsense': by examining the ways in which comedy does not mean,
the genre's relationship to serious meaning (whether it be
political, aesthetic, or moral) can be viewed in a clearer light.
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