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This book examines the plays of the Greek comic writer Aristophanes and attempts to reconstruct the responses of the original audiences by using anthropological techniques to compare the plays with those Greek myths and rituals which share similar story-patterns or subject-matter.

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"Bowie's book is a refreshing examination of Aristophanes's use of myth and ritual." Martha Habash, Classical Journal
"...the reader will find a wealth of information and detail about ancient rites and festivals, and there are not few places where one's reading of an Aristophanic comedy will be enlarged and enlightened by the material that Bowie adduces." Classical Views

Table of Contents
1. Introduction; 2. Acharnians; 3. Knights; 4. Wasps; 5. Clouds; 6. Peace; 7. Birds; 8. Lysistrata; 9. Thesmophoriazusae; 10. Frogs; 11. Ecclesiazusae; 12. Plutus; 13. Conclusion.

Aristophanes

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    A Hardback by A. M. Bowie

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 9/30/1993 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521440127, 978-0521440127
      ISBN10: 0521440122
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      Literary studies: plays and playwrights

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book examines the plays of the Greek comic writer Aristophanes and attempts to reconstruct the responses of the original audiences by using anthropological techniques to compare the plays with those Greek myths and rituals which share similar story-patterns or subject-matter.

      Trade Review
      "Bowie's book is a refreshing examination of Aristophanes's use of myth and ritual." Martha Habash, Classical Journal
      "...the reader will find a wealth of information and detail about ancient rites and festivals, and there are not few places where one's reading of an Aristophanic comedy will be enlarged and enlightened by the material that Bowie adduces." Classical Views

      Table of Contents
      1. Introduction; 2. Acharnians; 3. Knights; 4. Wasps; 5. Clouds; 6. Peace; 7. Birds; 8. Lysistrata; 9. Thesmophoriazusae; 10. Frogs; 11. Ecclesiazusae; 12. Plutus; 13. Conclusion.

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