Aristophanes: An Author for the Stage - Brossura

Russo, Carlo Ferdinando

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ISBN 10: 0415154049 ISBN 13: 9780415154048

Casa editrice: Routledge, 1997

Riassunto

Carlo Ferdinando Russo's book has been a seminal work on Aristophanes since its publication in Italy in 1962. In his detailed analysis, Russo considers the plays as libretti for actors and singers rather than as mere texts, and never loses sight of the stage. This is the classic book about Aristophanes. Now finally available in English and much-updated, it is essential reading for any student of Athenian comedy.

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Carlo Ferdinando Russo's acclaimed work on Aristophanes examines his comedies as plays intended for the stage - not the page. The author considers the invention of printing as a cause of root changes in the nature of drama: The modern reader is inclined to see Aristophanes as an author of texts for reading, rather than of fluid libretti for performance. In Aristophanes, an Author for the Stage , Russo's in-depth philological analysis of the plays is founded on an ever present perception of the realities of Greek theatre. For example, he shows how deviations in the text can often be explained with reference to the actual competitions they were written for. First published in Italy in 1962, Professor Russo's book has long been the classic work on Aristophanes. Now finally available in English and much updated, it is essential reading for any student of Greek comedy.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0415154049
• ISBN 13: 9780415154048
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 296