1: Three Openings
2: Comedy and Tragedy
3: Language and Style
4: The Lesson of the Lyric Poetry
5: Character and Characterization
6: Causal Sequences and Other Patterns
7: Serious Issues and 'Serious Comedy'
8: Mode, Meaning, and Assessment
M. S. Silk is Professor of Greek Language and Literature at King's College in the University of London
`unquestionably a work of major importance, one of the most
distinctive contributions ever made to the interpretation of
Aristophanes...Silk's arguments teem with thought-provoking ideas
and observations, as well as with a stimulating range of cultural
cross-demands to be pondered by anyone who wants to be made to
rethink their view of Aristophanes in particular or of comedy in
general.'
Stephen Halliwell,
`Greeceachieves a rema & Rome'
Stephen Halliwell, Greece & Rome
`Review from previous edition Silk succeeds brilliantly, ranging
far and wide across the entire spectrum of ancient and modern
comedy ... Michael Silk has given us much to think about.'
Erich Segal, TLS
`Aristophanes' dialogue ranges from that of the throne room to that
of the bathroom, and the keynote is surprise. But Silk seems to
have caught it all.'
Erich Segal, TLS
`The author begins with an imaginative first chapter.'
Erich Segal, TLS
`Of the dozen or so excellent books on Aristophanes that have
appeared in the last decade, M. S. Silk's Aristophanes and the
Definition of Comedy stands out as a particularly refreshing
re-reading of this unique author's melange of old jokes, high
lyrics, low lyrics and virtuoso scatology. It is clearly a labour
of love ... a genuine contribution to the field of Aristophanic
studies.'
Erich Segal, TLS
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