by Kenneth J. Reckford · University of North Carolina Press · ISBN 9780807817209
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«Aristophanes' Old-and-New Comedy» (vol. I) is Kenneth J. Reckford's critical essay, published by University of North Carolina Press in English.
The six essays study Aristophanes' comedy as a whole: its festive and Dionysian root, comic catharsis as clarification of desires, and the place of his work between old and new comedy. Reckford also addresses theatrical creation, the author's political loyalties, and works such as Wasps, Peace, and Frogs.
Volume I, Six Essays in Perspective, of a two-part study; the second, Clouds of Glory, is announced in this work. Originally published in 1987. Includes bibliography and index.
May appeal to both academic audiences and general readers interested in comedy.
