{"product_id":"a-companion-to-aristophanes-isbn-9781119622888","title":"A Companion to Aristophanes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProvides a comprehensive and systematic treatment of the life and work of Aristophanes\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Aristophanes\u003c\/i\u003e provides an invaluable set of foundational resources for undergraduates, graduate students, and scholars alike. More than a basic reference text, this innovative volume situates each of Aristophanes' surviving plays within discussion of key themes relevant to the study of the Aristophanic corpus. Throughout the \u003ci\u003eCompanion,\u003c\/i\u003e an international panel of contributors incorporates material culture and performance context, offers methodological and theoretical insights into the study of Aristophanes, demonstrates the relevance of Aristophanes to modern life, and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter focused on a particular play is paired with a theme that is exemplified by that play, such as gender, sexuality, religion, ritual, and satire. With an emphasis on understanding Greek comedy and its ancient Athenian context, the text includes approaches to Aristophanes through criticism, performance, translation, and teaching to encourage and inform future work on Greek comedy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrating the vitality of contemporary engagement with one of the world's great literary figures, this comprehensive volume: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelps new readers and teachers of Aristophanes appreciate the broader importance of each play within the study of antiquity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers sophisticated analyses of the Aristophanic corpus and its place in literary and cultural history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes chapters focused on teaching Aristophanes, including one emphasizing performance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides detailed syllabi and lesson plans for integrating the material into high school and college curricula\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Aristophanes\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential resource for advanced students and instructors in Classics, Ancient Literature, Comparative Literature, and Ancient Drama and Theater. It is also a must-have reference for academic scholars, university libraries, non-specialist Classicists and other literary critics researching ancient drama, and sophisticated general readers interested in Aristophanes, Greek drama, classical Athens, or the ancient Mediterranean world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatthew C. Farmer and Jeremy B. Lefkowitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I The World of Aristophanes 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Aristophanes Among Athenians 7\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDonald Lateiner and Rosaria Munson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Staging of Old Comedy 21\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA.C. Duncan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Meter and Song 35\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnne Mahoney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Style, Language, and Obscenity 46\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephen E. Kidd\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Images of Greek Comedy 56\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarl A. Shaw\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Politics and Aristophanic Comedy 70\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEdith Hall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II The Comedies of Aristophanes 89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Acharnians: Tragedy and Epic 91\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephanie Nelson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Knights: Political Satire 107\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNatalia Tsoumpra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Clouds: Intellectuals and Philosophy 127\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOlimpia Imperio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Wasps: Rhetoric and the Law 149\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNikoletta Kanavou\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Peace: War 165\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElena Fabbro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Birds: Utopia 183\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Konstan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Lysistrata: Sexuality 196\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKate Gilhuly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Women at the Thesmophoria: Religion and Ritual 212\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHelene P. Foley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Frogs: Metaphor and Allegory 228\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnna A. Novokhatko\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Assemblywomen: Gender 247\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGwendolyn Compton-Engle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Wealth: Economic Fantasies 262\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRalph M. Rosen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III The Fragments of Greek Comedy 279\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Aristophanes’ Lost Plays 281\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristian Orth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Aristophanes’ Predecessors 292\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSerena Perrone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Aristophanes’ Contemporaries 304\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSarah N. Miles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Aristophanes’ Successors 319\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnna Uhlig\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Aristophanes and His Readers 337\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Aristophanes Between Plato and Aristotle 339\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePierre Destrée\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Ancient Scholarship on Aristophanes 352\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndreas Willi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Aristophanes in Roman Literature 368\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJennifer L. Ferriss-Hill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Aristophanes and the Second Sophistic 381\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eInger N.I. Kuin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Renaissance and Early Modern Reception of Aristophanes 393\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMalika Bastin-Hammou\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Aristophanes Today 407\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Performing Aristophanes 409\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhilip Walsh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Teaching Aristophanes 423\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElizabeth Scharffenberger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 438\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMATTHEW C. FARMER\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor and Chair of Classics at Haverford College. His research focuses on Greek comedy, with a particular emphasis on the study of comic fragments and the relationships comedy forms with other genres. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eTragedy on the Comic Stage\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTheopompus: Introduction, Translation, Commentary\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJEREMY B. LEFKOWITZ\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Classics at Swarthmore College. He has published a number of studies on Aesop and the ancient fable tradition, and he is the co-editor, with Caterina Mordeglia, of \u003ci\u003eLa favola tra Oriente e Occidente\u003c\/i\u003e (forthcoming from SISMEL editrice).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA COMPANION TO ARISTOPHANES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Aristophanes\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive, systematic, and sophisticated treatment of the life and work of one of the world's great literary figures. Bringing together contributions by an international panel of scholars, this innovative volume situates each of Aristophanes' eleven surviving plays within discussion of key themes relevant to the study of the Aristophanic corpus and its place in literary and cultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn-depth yet accessible chapters incorporate material culture and performance context, offer methodological and theoretical insights into the study of Aristophanes, and demonstrate the relevance of Aristophanes to modern life. 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