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Descriptioninformation Title Aristophanes and His Tragic Muse: Comedy, Tragedy and the Polis in 5th Century Athens Mnemosyne, Supplements Author Stephanie Nelson Publisher BRILL, 2016 ISBN 9004310916, 9789004310919 Length 396 pages Subjects Literary Criticism › Medieval Aristophanes and His Tragic Muse considers the opposition of comedy and tragedy in 5th century Athens and its effect on the drama of Aristophanes. The study examines tragedy’s focus on necessity and a quest for meaning as a complement to a neglected but critical element in Athenian comedy, a concern with freedom and an underlying ambivalent vision of reality. Sharing Widget |