Cart
Free Shipping in the UK
Proud to be B-Corp

Aristophanes: Peace S. Douglas Olson (Professor of Classical and Near Eastern Studies at the University of Minnesota)

Aristophanes: Peace By S. Douglas Olson (Professor of Classical and Near Eastern Studies at the University of Minnesota)

Summary

This is a new edition, the first for thirty years, with introduction and commentary, of the Greek text of one of only eleven preserved plays of Aristophanes, the greatest master of the Athenian comic theatre. The commentary focuses on the realities of day-to-day life in the ancient world and includes an examination of the practical problems of staging.

Aristophanes: Peace Summary

Aristophanes: Peace by S. Douglas Olson (Professor of Classical and Near Eastern Studies at the University of Minnesota)

Aristophanes' Peace was performed at the City Dionysia in Athens in 421 BC as a decade-long war with Sparta seemed finally to be drawing to an end, and is one of only eleven extant plays by the greatest Old Comic poet. Olson's edition of the play, which replaces Platnauer's of 1969, is based on a complete new collation of the manuscripts, many of which have never been adequately reported before. The extensive commentary explores matters of all sorts, but it focuses in particular on the realities of day-to-day life in classical Athens and also examines the practical problems of staging. The substantial introduction includes essays on Aristophanes' early career, the politics of the Greek world in the late 420s, and the poet's theology.

Aristophanes: Peace Reviews

first-rate commentary, which should last for generations. * Classical World *
a superb full-scale edition and commentary * Classical World *

About S. Douglas Olson (Professor of Classical and Near Eastern Studies at the University of Minnesota)

S. Douglas Olson is Professor of Classical and Near Eastern Studies at the University of Minnesota

Additional information

NLS9780199262847
9780199262847
0199262845
Aristophanes: Peace by S. Douglas Olson (Professor of Classical and Near Eastern Studies at the University of Minnesota)
New
Paperback
Oxford University Press
2003-03-27
408
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a new book - be the first to read this copy. With untouched pages and a perfect binding, your brand new copy is ready to be opened for the first time

Customer Reviews - Aristophanes: Peace