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Aristophanes And Women by Lauren K. Taaffe is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Aristophanes And Women about?
Male actors playing women in ancient Greek comedy intended to reveal their nature as actors as part of a cultural identity. The dramatic writings of Aristophanes typify this agenda. Women in Aristophanic Comedy examines the representation of women and other female figures in the plays of Aristophanes, focusing mainly on Lysistrata, Thesmophoriazusae, and Eccleiazusae. It demonstrates the relationship between ancient and contemporary ideas about theatrical representation and gender identity, and aims to enhance our understanding of the cultural and performance dimensions of Aristophanic comedy.
Who reads Aristophanes And Women?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Lauren K. Taaffe
- Publisher
- New York : Routledge
- Published
- 1993
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780415095143
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, History
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