Stephen E. Kidd

Nonsense and Meaning in Ancient Greek Comedy

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Produktbeschreibung

This book employs the concept of 'nonsense' to explore those parts of Greek comedy perceived as 'just silly' and therefore 'not meaningful'.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 321g
• ISBN-13: 9781107674790
• ISBN-10: 1107674794
• Artikelnr.: 47866135

Autorenporträt

Stephen E. Kidd is Assistant Professor in Classics at Brown University, Rhode Island. He has published articles on Greek comedy as well as other topics like ancient dreams and games. His research interests center broadly around the role of play in ancient life and how such play affects modes of interpretation and evaluation.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
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.