The Language of Greek Comedy
The contributions to this volume by a team of international experts illustrate how the linguistic study of Greek comedy can deepen our knowledge of the intricate connections between the dramatic texts and their literary and socio-cultural environment. While the main focus is on comedy, the diversity of the approaches adopted ensures that much of the work applies to different genres and is relevant also to linguists and literary scholars.
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The contributions to this volume by a team of international experts illustrate how the linguistic study of Greek comedy can deepen our knowledge of the intricate connections between the dramatic texts and their literary and socio-cultural environment. While the main focus is on comedy, the diversity of the approaches adopted ensures that much of the work applies to different genres and is relevant also to linguists and literary scholars.
AbbreviationsNotes on Contributors1The Language of Greek Comedy: Introduction and Bibliographical Sketch12Ionian Iambos and Attic Komoidia: Father and Daughter, or Just Cousins?333The Language of Doric Comedy514Some Evaluative Terms in Aristophanes855Figures of Speech in Aristophanes996Languages on Stage: Aristophanic Language, Cultural History, and Athenian Identity1117Comic Elements in Tragic Language: The Case of Aeschylus' Oresteia1518Mageiros Poietes: Language and Character in Antiphanes1699Some Orthographical Variants in the Papyri of Later Greek Comedy191
