Aristophanes by Carlo Ferdinando Russo

Aristophanes by Carlo Ferdinando Russo

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This is the classic book about Aristophanes. Russo examines the plays as libretti for actors and singers rather than as mere texts, and never loses sight of the stage.

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Aristophanes by Carlo Ferdinando Russo

Carlo Ferdinando Russo's book has been a seminal work on Aristophanes since its publication in Italy in 1962. In his detailed analysis, Russo considers the plays as libretti for actors and singers rather than as mere texts, and never loses sight of the stage. This is the classic book about Aristophanes. Now finally available in English and much-updated, it is essential reading for any student of Athenian comedy.

'This work confirms the author as a major figure in Aristophanic scholarship' - Classics

'Russo's book is both scholarly and lively, philological and theatrical. It is justly established as a milestone in Aristophanic studies.' - Oliver Taplin

'A lively and thoughtful book; no comparable study of Aristophanes' dramatic technique is available in English.' - Kenneth Dover, reviewing the 1962 edition, in the Classical Review.

Carlo Ferdinando Russo (Author)
SKU Unavailable
ISBN 13 9780415154048
ISBN 10 0415154049
Title Aristophanes
Author Carlo Ferdinando Russo
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 1997-03-06
Number of pages 294
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.