Exits and Entrances in Menander

Name: Exits and Entrances in Menander
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ISBN: 9780198147237

ISBN-10: 0198147236

ISBN-13: 9780198147237

Edition: 1988

Authors: K. B. Frost

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The discoveries of large fragments of Menander's comedies have produced many studies which concentrate on his talents for characterization and plot construction while leaving his abilities as a dramatist who wrote for performance by actors largely unappreciated. Using the texts as evidence, this book surveys the restraints on the comings and goings of characters on and off the stage that were imposed on the playwright by fourth-century theatrical conventions. Then, in the course of a systematic examination of stage-movements in the surviving plays, it highlights the skill with which Menander worked within those limits, on occasion even turning them to his advantage. Examples of the more…

Book details

List price: $90.00
Copyright year: 1988
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/5/1988
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 128
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.50" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Preface


Bibliography and Symbols


Introduction


The Extant Plays



Aspis



Georgos



Dis Exapaton


Dyskolos



Epitrepontes



Kitharistes



Misoumenos



Perikeiromene



Samia



Sikyonios


Index