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Unearth hilarious lost Greek comedies through fragments, themes, and reconstructions.
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Lost Plays of Old Comedy
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Summary
Unearthing Laughter: A Journey Through the Lost Plays of Old Comedy
This is the first accessible volume exploring and analysing evidence for Old Comedy through what remains only in the form of fragments of plays. Hundreds of comedies were written and performed in Athens during this period (roughly 486–386 BCE), but only eleven survive intact from this era; all eleven are by the same author, Aristophanes. We are fortunate, however, to possess a substantial trove of e…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781350378926 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1350378925 |
| Series: | Bloomsbury Ancient Comedy Companions |
| Author: | Matthew C. Farmer |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 13 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 138mm |
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About The Author
Matthew C. Farmer
Matthew C. Farmer is Associate Professor at Haverford College, USA. He is the author of Tragedy on the Comic Stage (2017) and editor of A Companion to Aristophanes (forthcoming).
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