Roman Comedy |
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| Author:
| Konstan, David |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8014-1531-9 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1983 |
| Publisher: | Cornell University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $56.95 |
Book Description:
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This book explores the social institutions, the prevailing social values, and the ideology of the ancient city-state as revealed in Roman Comedy. "The very essence of comedy is social," writes David Konstan, "and in the complex movement of its plots...
This book explores the social institutions, the prevailing social values, and the ideology of the ancient city-state as revealed in Roman Comedy. "The very essence of comedy is social," writes David Konstan, "and in the complex movement of its plots...