Description: Further DetailsTitle: Aristophanes' Comedy of NamesCondition: NewSubtitle: A Study of Speaking Names in AristophanesISBN-10: 3110247062EAN: 9783110247060ISBN: 9783110247060Publisher: De GruyterFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 11/16/2010Description: The use of significant proper names is one of the most entertaining aspects of Aristophanes’ art; unsurprisingly, it has received much scholarly attention. But although there are a large number of articles and scattered comments on individual names, the present book offers the first systematic study on the subject. It is, as far as possible, an exhaustive discussion of significant proper names that appear in Aristophanes’ eleven extant plays: personal names (which occupy the largest part), theonyms, place-names, ethnics and demotics – all names that seem to be deliberately used for their meanings. Two appendixes discuss slave-names and selected names from Aristophanes’ fragmentary plays. Names are carefully analysed in their context, taking into account a range of factors such as language (etymology and word-plays), the content of the plays (the plots, set against their political and social background), and issues of characterisation. This work is thus meant to contribute simultaneously to Aristophanic scholarship, by enabling a deeper appreciation of Aristophanes ’ humour, and to the field of Greek literary onomastics.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: DEItem Height: 230mmItem Length: 155mmItem Weight: 482gAuthor: Nikoletta KanavouGenre: Literary CriticismBook Series: SozomenaTopic: History, Ancient HistoryRelease Year: 2010 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Aristophanes' Comedy of Names
Title: Aristophanes' Comedy of Names
Subtitle: A Study of Speaking Names in Aristophanes
ISBN-10: 3110247062
EAN: 9783110247060
ISBN: 9783110247060
Release Date: 11/16/2010
Release Year: 2010
Country/Region of Manufacture: DE
Item Height: 230mm
Genre: Literary Criticism
Topic: Ancient History
Number of Pages: 241 Pages
Publication Name: Aristophanes' Comedy of Names : a Study of Speaking Names in Aristophanes
Language: English
Publisher: DE Gruyter, Inc.
Publication Year: 2010
Subject: Ancient / General, Drama, Ancient & Classical, Linguistics / Etymology
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 17 Oz
Item Length: 9.1 in
Author: Nikoletta Kanavou
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines, History
Series: Sozomena Ser.
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Hardcover
