Thames and Hudson, n.p., 1980. 192p. Cloth wrps. Personal summary from WGA loosely inserted. 'Kenneth McLeish has recently become known as a lively translator of Greek drama (...); he has now published, for students of drama rather than classical specialists, an equally lively, well-written but not always convincing account of 'The Theatre of Aristophanes'. McLeish set himself the task of explaining Aristophanes' techniques and dramatic singularity, taking due account of the conditions and conventions of ancient comedy, but concentrating on what the play text tells us about Aristophanic 'aesthetics' and histrionics. McLeish's own professional experience of drama yields him humerous insights into Aristophanic techniques, and some of his analogies with modern comedy and comedians are very illuminating. On several aspects of Aristophanes' art he writes crisply and cogently. (...) McLeish's book in the end disappoints the reader, even though it contains so much that is attractive.' (W. GEOFFREY ARNOTT in Greece & Rome, 1981, pp.93-4). From the library of the late Prof. W. Geoffrey Arnott.

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Bookseller: Scrinium Classical Antiquity (NL)
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Title: The Theatre of Aristophanes.
Author: McLEISH, K.,
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Binding: Hardcover
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