Description
Book SynopsisAlthough Bakhtin applied his theory primarily to the epic and the novel, Platter finds in his work profound implications for Aristophanic comedy, where stylistic heterogeneity is the genre's lifeblood.
Trade ReviewPlatter's book is a meticulously researched and philologically sound study of specific plays, performed by a skilled classicist... it engages with the nuances of Bakhtinian theory in a lucidly sophisticated manner. -- David Larmour Russian Review 2007 Taking its lead from the work of Bakhtin, Platter's challenging and thought-provoking book represents a full-blooded attempt to look at Aristophanic comedy through a 'carnival' lens. -- James Robson Classical Review 2008 Carnival of Genres is important because it validates the ambiguity in Aristophanes, but also because it reveals the problem with valuing ambiguity for its own sake. -- Stephanie Nelson Arion 2008
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction: Bakhtin, Aristophanes, and the Carnival of Genres
1. Dikaiopolis on Modern Art
2. The Failed Programs of Clouds
3. Clouds on Clouds and the Aspirations of Wasps
4. Questioning Authority: Homer and Oracular Speech
5. The Return of Telephus: Acharnians, Thesmophoriazusae, and the Dialogic Background
Conclusion: The Centrifugal Style
Notes
Bibliography
Index
