Broken Laughter: Select Fragments of Greek Comedy: Select Fragments of Greek Comedy

A collection of over 200 of the most interesting and important fragments of Greek comedy, accompanied by a commentary; an extensive introduction discussing the history of comic genre; a series of appendixes on the individual poets, the inscriptional evidence, and the like; and a complete translation of the fragments. Individual sections illustrate the earliest Greek comedy from Syracuse; the characteristic features of Athenian `Old', `Middle', and `New Comedy'; the comic presentation of politicians, philosophers, and women; the comic reception of other poetry; and many aspects of daily life, including dining and symposia. A collection of over 200 of the most interesting and important fragments of Greek comedy, accompanied by a commentary, an extensive introduction discussing the history of comic genre, a series of appendixes on the individual poets, the inscriptional evidence, etc., and a complete translation of the fragments. - ;A collection of over 200 of the most interesting and important fragments of Greek comedy, accompanied by a commentary; an extensive introduction discussing the history of comic genre; a series of appendixes on the individual poets, the inscriptional evidence, and the like; and a comple. Doric Comedy -- Attic Old Comedy -- Middle And New Comedy -- The Reception Of Other Poetry -- Politics And Politicians -- Philosophy And Philosophers -- Food And Dining -- Wine And Symposia -- Women -- Aspects Of Daily Life -- Appendix I : Epigraphic Evidence For The Chronology Of Attic Comedy -- Appendix Ii : Conspectus Numerorum -- Appendix Iii : The Poets -- Appendix Iv : Translations Of The Fragments. Edited With Introduction, Commentary, And Translation, S. Douglas Olson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [xii]-xvi) And Indexes. The text comprises important fragments of Greek comedy, accompanied by a commentary, an introduction discussing the history of comic genre, a series of appendixes on the individual poets, the inscriptional evidence and a translation of the fragments