Description: Venom in Verse : Aristophanes in Modern Greece, Hardcover by Van Steen, Gonda Aline Hector, ISBN 0691009562, ISBN-13 9780691009568, Brand New, Free shipping in the US
Aristophanes has enjoyed a conspicuous revival in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Greece. Here, Gonda Van Steen provides the first critical analysis of the role of the classical Athenian playwright in modern Greek culture, explaining how the sociopolitical "venom" of Aristophanes verses remains relevant and appealing to modern Greek audiences. Deriding or challenging well-known figures and conservative values, Aristophanes comedies transgress authority and continue to speak to many social groups in Greece who have found in him a witty, pointed, and accessible champion from their "native" tradition.
Th addresses the broader issues reflected in the poets revival: political and linguistic nationalism, literary and cultural authenticity versus creativity, censorship, and social strife. Van Steens discussion ranges from attitudes toward Aristophanes before and during Greeces War of Independence in the 1820s to those during the Cold War, from feminist debates to the significance of the popular music integrated into comic revival productions, from the havoc transvestite adaptations wreaked on gender roles to the political protest symbolized by Karolos Kouns directorial choices.
Crossing boundaries of classical philology, critical theory, and performance studies, th encourages us to reassess Aristophanes comedies as both play-acts and modern methods of communication. Van Steen uses material never before accessible in English as she proves that Aristophanes remains Greeces immortal comic genius and political voice.
Price: 139.03 USD
Location: Jessup, Maryland
End Time: 2025-01-04T19:17:35.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Return policy details:
Book Title: Venom in Verse : Aristophanes in Modern Greece
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Venom in Verse : Aristophanes in Modern Greece
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2000
Subject: Ancient & Classical
Item Height: 1.1 in
Item Weight: 20 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Gonda A. H. Van Steen
Item Length: 9.5 in
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Drama
Series: Princeton Modern Greek Studies
Item Width: 6.5 in
Format: Hardcover
