Brill's Companion to the Study of Greek Comedy (Brill's Companions to Classical Studies)

The Companion to the Study of Greek Comedy sets forth the main resources for the advancing student in three sections: "Contexts,""History," and "Elements.” The volume is a guide for understanding and interpreting the classic comedies as well as for navigating the principal corpora of texts, fragments and scholia.The present volume sets forth the main resources for the advancing student of Ancient Greek Comedy. An international roster of specialists contributes chapters organized into three sections: "Contexts": the intellectual, physical and socio-historical setting of Athenian Comedy; "History": the literary history of the Old, Middle and New periods; and "Elements": the text, language and formal components of the genre (including a comprehensive bibliography). This Companion is designed as a resource for understanding and interpreting the classics of Athenian Comedy from its inception through Menander. It will also be useful for navigating the principal corpora of texts, fragments and scholia that have been revised and augmented in recent years.This unique volume occupies the middle ground between short surveys and highly specialized scholarship.Contributors include: W. Geoffrey Arnott, Angus Bowie, Eric Csapo, Gregory W. Dobrov, J. Richard Green, Stanley Ireland, Heinz-Günther Nesselrath, S. Douglas Olson, Alan H. Sommerstein, Ian Storey, Ralph M. Rosen,Andreas Willi, Bernhard Zimmermann. The Present Volume Sets Forth The Main Resources For The Advancing Student Of Ancient Greek Comedy. An International Roster Of Specialists Contributes Chapters Organized Into Three Sections: Contexts: The Intellectual, Physical And Socio-historical Setting Of Athenian Comedy; History: The Literary History Of The Old, Middle And New Periods; And Elements: The Text, Language And Formal Components Of The Genre (including A Comprehensive Bibliography). This Companion Is Designed As A Resource For Understanding And Interpreting The Classics Of Athenian Comedy From Its Inception Through Menander. It Will Also Be Useful For Navigating The Principal Corpora Of Texts, Fragments And Scholia That Have Been Revised And Augmented In Recent Years. This Unique Volume Occupies The Middle Ground Between Short Surveys And Highly Specialized Scholarship. --book Jacket. Greek Comedy And Her Critics / Gregory W. Dobrov -- Comedy, Politics, And Society / S. Douglas Olson -- The Material Evidence / J. Richard Green -- The Production And Performance Of Comedy In Antiquity / Eric Csapo -- Myth And Ritual In Comedy / Angus M. Bowie -- Origins And Fifth-century Comedy / Ian C. Storey -- Aristophanes / Ralph M. Rosen -- Middle Comedy / W. Geoffrey Arnott -- New Comedy / Stanley Ireland -- The History Of The Text Of Aristophanes / Alan H. Sommerstein -- Comic Fragments : Transmission And Textual Criticism / Heinz-günther Nesselrath -- Structure And Meter / Bernhard Zimmermann -- The Language Of Old Comedy / Andreas Willi. Edited By Gregory W. Dobrov. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The present volume sets forth the main resources for the advancing student of Ancient Greek Comedy. An international roster of specialists contributes chapters organized into three sections: \'Contexts\': the intellectual, physical and socio-historical setting of Athenian Comedy; \'History\': the literary history of the Old, Middle and New periods; and \'Elements\': the text, language and formal components of the genre (including a comprehensive bibliography). This Companion is designed as a resource for understanding and interpreting the classics of Athenian Comedy from its inception through Menander. It will also be useful for navigating the principal corpora of texts, fragments and scholia that have been revised and augmented in recent years.This unique volume occupies the middle ground between short surveys and highly specialized scholarship. Contributors include: W. Geoffrey Arnott, Angus Bowie, Eric Csapo, Gregory W. Dobrov, J. Richard Green, Stanley Ireland, Heinz-Günther Nesselrath, S. Douglas Olson, Alan H. Sommerstein, Ian Storey, Ralph M. Rosen, Andreas Willi, Bernhard Zimmermann List of Contributors I. Contexts 1. Greek Comedy and Her Critics, Gregory W. Dobrov 2. Comedy, Politics and Society, S. Douglas Olson 3. Greek Comedy: The Material Evidence, Richard Green 4. The Production and Performance of Greek Comedy in Antiquity, Eric Csapo 5. Myth and Ritual in Greek Comedy, Angus Bowie II. History 6. Origins and Fifth-Century Comedy, Ian Storey 7. Aristophanes, Ralph Rosen 8. Middle Comedy, W. Geoffrey Arnott 9. New Comedy, Stanley Ireland III. Elements 10. The History of the Text of Aristophanes, Alan H. Sommerstein 11. Comic Fragments: Transmission and Textual Criticism, H.-G. Nesselrath 12. The Structure and Meter of Greek Comedy, B. Zimmermann 13. The Language of Greek Comedy, Andreas Willi Bibliography Subject Index