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From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - very good condition - This anthology should be a `must' for all serious students of Aristophanes. It brings together for the first tinme in one volume all the most important contributions to the study of Aristophanes published over the last several decades - providing an ideal resource for anyone studying the plays. Aristophanes is the only surviving author of Greek Attic comedy who has left us more than fragments, and his eleven surviving plays reflect the spirit of Athens in the golden age - and its unique freedom of speech. The book deals not only with the better known comedies like Clouds and Birds, but also the later, more unusual works like The Assembywomen and Wealth, which represent important stages towards the evolution of modern comedy. Subjects range from the classic question of Aristophanes' relationship to contemporary politics to more modern issues such as feminism, gender, performance context, and the interaction between fifth century comedy and tragedy. Many of the contributions are not otherwise readily available to students and teachers, coming from foreign journals and books, difficult to obtain. All the greek has been translated for the benefit of students reading the plays in English. - List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- . The Physis of Comedy -- ERICH SEGAL -- . Fifth-Century Tragedy and Comedy -- OLIVER TAPLIN -- Aristophanes and Politics -- A. W. GOMME -- The Political Outlook of Aristophanes -- G. E. M. DE STE CROIX -- The Demos and the Comic Competition -- JEFFREY HENDERSON -- Aristophanes� Apprenticeship -- STEPHEN HALLIWELL -- Tragedy and Politics in Aristophanes� Acharnians -- HELENE P. FOLEY -- War and Peace in the Comedy of Aristophanes -- HANS-JOACHIM NEWIGER -- Aristophanes� Cloud-Chorus -- CHARLES SEGAL -- The Parodoi of the Aristophanic Comedies -- BERNHARD ZIMMERMANN -- Some Aspects of Aristophanes� Dramatic Art in the Birds -- THOMAS GELZER -- Comic Myth-Making and Aristophanes� Originality -- CARROLL MOULTON -- The People of Aristophanes -- MICHAEL SILK -- Aristophanes and the Demon Poverty -- A. H. SOMMERSTEIN -- The Assemblywomen: Women, Economy, and Politics -- SUZANNE SAID -- The Originality of Aristophanes� Last Plays -- HELLMUT FLASHAR. ISBN 9780198721567