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S. (Michael Stephen), 1941-</a> </td></tr> </table>  </td></tr> </table>  <h1 class="bibDisplayTitle">  <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="bibDetail"> <tr class="bibInfoEntry" ><td>  <table width="100%" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td valign="top" width="20%" class="bibInfoLabel">Title</td> <td class="bibInfoData"> <strong>Aristophanes and the definition of comedy / M.S. 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Against the limited view of Aristophanes as Athenian theatrical satirist, Professor Silk identifies him as one of the world's great writers. Through an exploration of Aristophanes' comic poetry, informed by a wide range of theory from Kierkegaard to Adorno, a particular consideration of Aristophanes' own understanding of his medium, and challenging comparisons with modern literature, this book adds a new chapter to the long-standing debate about the nature and potentialities of comedy. Close analyses of Aristophanes' language and style, lyric poetry, presentation of character, organizational structures, and humorous modes, are conducted in this spirit</td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td class="bibInfoData"> The enigma of 'serious comedy' and of Aristophanes' complex preoccupation with tragedy is at the centre of a new assessment of Aristophanic comedy as a whole. All Greek in the text is translated; the versions offered seek to convey the distinctive character of the original."--Jacket</td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="20%" class="bibInfoLabel">Bibliography</td> <td class="bibInfoData"> Includes bibliographical references and index</td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="20%" class="bibInfoLabel">Notes</td> <td class="bibInfoData"> Print version record</td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="20%" class="bibInfoLabel">Subject</td> <td class="bibInfoData"> <a href="/search~S1?/dAristophanes+--+Criticism+and+interpretation/daristophanes+criticism+and+interpretation/-3,-1,0,B/browse">Aristophanes -- Criticism and interpretation</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td class="bibInfoData"> Aristophanes</td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td class="bibInfoData"> <a href="/search~S1?/dGreek+drama+%28Comedy%29+--+History+and+criticism+--+/dgreek+drama+comedy+history+and+criticism+theory+etc/-3,-1,0,B/browse">Greek drama (Comedy) -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td class="bibInfoData"> <a href="/search~S1?/dComedy./dcomedy/-3,-1,0,B/browse">Comedy.</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td class="bibInfoData"> <a href="/search~S1?/dcomedy+plays./dcomedy+plays/-3,-1,0,B/browse">comedy plays.</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td class="bibInfoData"> <a href="/search~S1?/dComedy/dcomedy/-3,-1,0,B/browse">Comedy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="20%" class="bibInfoLabel">Genre/Form</td> <td class="bibInfoData"> <a href="/search~S1?/hCriticism%2C+interpretation%2C+etc./hcriticism+interpretation+etc/-3,-1,0,B/browse">Criticism, interpretation, etc.</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="20%" class="bibInfoLabel">Form</td> <td class="bibInfoData"> <a href="/search~S1?/hElectronic+book/helectronic+book/-3,-1,0,B/browse">Electronic book</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="20%" class="bibInfoLabel">ISBN</td> <td class="bibInfoData"> 9780191712227</td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td class="bibInfoData"> 0191712221</td></tr> </table>  </td></tr> </table>   <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="bibDetail"> <tr class="bibInfoEntry" ><td>  <table width="100%" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="0"> </table>  </td></tr> </table>  </div>         <div class="bibDisplayContentMore bibDisplayReviews"> <div class="bibDisplayPermLink actionButtonArea"> <a href="/record=b5044730~S1"><span class="button buttonNav">&nbsp&nbspPermalink&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp</span></a></div> </div> </div>  <script src="https://unbound.syndetics.com/syndeticsunbound/connector/initiator.php?a_id=465&i_id=1182" type="text/javascript"></script>  </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <br />    </div> <div style="clear:both"></div> </div> <iframe src="https://www.deakin.edu.au/library/media/static/deakin-footer2" target="_top" style="width:100%;height: 648px;border: none;overflow: hidden;margin: 0;" scrolling="no" aria-label="Deakin footer" title="Deakin footer"></iframe>   </body> </html> <script> // replace generic title in head with item title if (jQuery("div.navigationRow form select option").length !== 0) { document.title = jQuery("div.navigationRow form select option").next().html().trim(); /*addMetaTag('og:title', document.title);*/ } else if (jQuery("tr td.bibInfoLabel:contains('Title')").length !== 0) { document.title = jQuery("tr td.bibInfoLabel:contains('Title')").next().children('strong').text().trim(); /*addMetaTag('og:title', document.title);*/ } </script>  <script type='text/javascript'> var meta = document.createElement('meta'); meta.setAttribute('name' , 'description'); meta.setAttribute('content', document.title + ' is a resource in the Deakin University Library collection'); document.head.appendChild(meta); </script> <script type='text/javascript'> var meta = document.createElement('meta'); meta.setAttribute('name', 'viewport'); meta.setAttribute('content','width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0'); document.head.appendChild(meta); </script>  <script type='text/javascript'> var link = document.createElement('link'); link.setAttribute('rel', 'alternate'); link.setAttribute('href', 'http:' + '//' + 'm.library.deakin.edu.au' + location.pathname); link.setAttribute ('media', 'only screen and (max-width: 640px)') document.head.appendChild(link); </script> <script type='text/javascript'> var link = document.createElement('link'); link.setAttribute('rel', 'canonical'); link.setAttribute('href', 'http:' + '//' + 'library.deakin.edu.au' + location.pathname); document.head.appendChild(link); </script>