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THE MACULATE MUSE Obscene Language in Attic Comedy
by Henderson, Jeffrey
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0195066855
- ISBN 13
- 9780195066852
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Oxford University Press. Very Good+. 1991. Second Edition. Softcover. 0195066855 . Very minor shelfwear. ; The pervasive and unrestrained use of obscenity has long been acknowledged as a major feature of fifth-century Attic Comedy; no other Western art form relies so heavily on the sexual and scatological dimensions of language. This acclaimed book, now in a new edition, offers both acomprehensive discussion of the dynamics of Greek obscenity and a detailed commentary on the terminology itself. After contrasting the peculiar characteristics of the Greek notion of obscenity to modern-day ideas, Henderson discusses obscenity's role in the development of Attic Comedy, its historical origins, varieties, and dramatic function. His analysis of obscene terminology sheds new light on Greekculture, and his discussion of Greek homosexuality offers a refreshing corrective to the idealized Platonic view. He also looks in detail at the part obscenity plays in each of Aristophanes' eleven surviving plays. The latter part of the book identifies all the obscene terminology found in theextant examples of Attic Comedy, both complete plays and fragments. Although these terminological entries are arranged in numbered paragraphs resembling a glossary, they can also be read as independent essays on the various aspects of comic obscenity. Terms are explained as they occur in eachindividual context and in relation to typologically similar terminology. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 288 pages .
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- THE MACULATE MUSE Obscene Language in Attic Comedy
- Author
- Henderson, Jeffrey
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0195066855
- ISBN 13
- 9780195066852
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- 0195066855, Greek & Roman, Drama, Classical Greek & Roman, Athenian, Dramatical, Drama, History & Criticism, Greek, Classics
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