This book introduces readers who may have no previous knowledge of Menander's comedies to Epitrepontes (The Arbitration), arguably the most exquisitely crafted of his better-preserved plays. It explains what we know about the play, how we know it, and how far we can tentatively fill in the gaps in our knowledge.
Sommerstein analyses the nature of the dramatic genre (Athenian New Comedy) to which Epitrepontes belongs. He assesses the plot and the characters, every one of whom makes an essential contribution to the uplifting outcome, and the social and ethical assumptions that dramatist and audience shared. As well as looking at the influences of earlier drama and of contemporary philosophical and popular thought, he considers the afterlife of Menandrian comedy in general and of Epitrepontes in particular, both in antiquity and in modern times, but also in the long period in between, when Menander was the great dramatist whose plays were thought to have been irrevocably lost.
| ISBN: | 9781350226685 |
| Publication date: | 17th November 2022 |
| Author: | Alan H Sommerstein |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 152 pages |
| Series: | Bloomsbury Ancient Comedy Companions |
| Genres: |
Ancient, classical and medieval texts Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Literary studies: plays and playwrights |
This book introduces readers who may have no previous knowledge of Menander's comedies to Epitrepontes (The Arbitration), arguably the most exquisitely crafted of his better-preserved plays. It explains what we know about the play, how we know it, and how far we can tentatively fill in the gaps in our knowledge.
Sommerstein analyses the nature of the dramatic genre (Athenian New Comedy) to which Epitrepontes belongs. He assesses the plot and the characters, every one of whom makes an essential contribution to the uplifting outcome, and the social and ethical assumptions that dramatist and audience shared. As well as looking at the influences of earlier drama and of contemporary philosophical and popular thought, he considers the afterlife of Menandrian comedy in general and of Epitrepontes in particular, both in antiquity and in modern times, but also in the long period in between, when Menander was the great dramatist whose plays were thought to have been irrevocably lost.
Menander - Epitrepontes features in the following genres: Ancient, classical and medieval texts, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: plays and playwrights
Menander - Epitrepontes is available in Paperback
Menander - Epitrepontes was written by Alan H Sommerstein and published by Bloomsbury Academic an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Menander - Epitrepontes has 152 pages
Yes it is part of Bloomsbury Ancient Comedy Companions series