Menander's Characters in Context :: from the 4th Century BC to the Modern Greek Stage /

Menander was renowned--and still is--for his naturalistic representations of character and emotion. However, times change, and our ideas of what is 'natural' change with them. To appreciate Menander's art fully, we need to attune ourselves to the expectations of his time, and for this...

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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publisher, 2019.
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Zusammenfassung:Menander was renowned--and still is--for his naturalistic representations of character and emotion. However, times change, and our ideas of what is 'natural' change with them. To appreciate Menander's art fully, we need to attune ourselves to the expectations of his time, and for this there is no better guide than Aristotle (along with his successor Theophrastus), who described and analysed notions of character and emotion in brilliant detail. This book examines the relevant observations of Aristotle, and explores two of Menander's comedies in this light. It also discusses how these comedies,
Beschreibung:1 online resource (ix, 339 pages .)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781527544949
152754494X
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