{"product_id":"nonsense-and-meaning-in-ancient-greek-comedy-9781107674790","title":"Nonsense and Meaning in Ancient Greek Comedy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book employs the ancient Greek concept of 'nonsense' to explore an observation that has vexed comic scholarship: although comedy can be meaningful (i.e. contain political opinions, moral sentiments and aesthetic tastes), some part is just 'foolery' or 'fun'. It is important for all scholars and students of Greek comedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction; 1. Greek notions of nonsense; 2. Nonsense as 'no-reference': riddles, allegories, metaphors; 3. Nonsense as 'no-serious-sense': the case of Cinesias; 4. Nonsense as 'no-sense': jokes, puns, and language play; 5. Playing it straight: comedy's 'nonsense!' accusations; Conclusions.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769024971095,"sku":"9781107674790","price":31.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781107674790.jpg?v=1758719376","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/nonsense-and-meaning-in-ancient-greek-comedy-9781107674790","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}