The City as Comedy

The City as Comedy
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Publisher : UNC Press Books
Total Pages : 382
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ISBN-10 : 0807846457
ISBN-13 : 9780807846452
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Book Synopsis The City as Comedy by : Gregory W. Dobrov

Download or read book The City as Comedy written by Gregory W. Dobrov and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen essays combine classical scholars' interest in theatrical production with a growing interdisciplinary inquiry into the urban contexts of literary production. At once a study of classical Greek literature and an analysis of cultural production, this collection reveals how for two centuries Athens itself was transformed, staged as comedy, and ultimately shaped by contemporary material, social, and ideological forces.


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