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Gorgias (Penguin Classics) by Emlyn-Jones, Chris;Hamilton, Walter;Plato is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Gorgias (Penguin Classics) about?
Menander (c. 341-291 BC) was the foremost innovator of Greek New Comedy, a dramatic style that moved away from the fantastical to focus upon the problems of ordinary Athenians. This collection contains the full text of 'Old Cantankerous' (Dyskolos), the only surviving complete example of New Comedy, as well as fragments from works including 'The Girl from Samos' and 'The Rape of the Locks', all of which are concerned with domestic catastrophes, the hazards of love and the trials of family life.
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Emlyn-Jones, Chris;Hamilton, Walter;Plato
- Publisher
- Penguin Books, Limited
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780141913476
- Category
- work of literary fiction
- Subjects
- Political Science, Literary Collections, Drama
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (94 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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