The Songs of Aristophanes

by L.P.E. Parker

Aristophanes' comedies were as much musical as dramatic performances. The scores from these performances are lost, and the only way of recovering a sense of what the Athenian audience experienced is to study the rhythms of Aristophanes' poetry. His lyric verse covers a wide range of styles--from popular song to parody of tragedy. in this book, L.P.E. Parker provides a full text, with scansion, of the surviving plays' lyrics, and an introduction to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198149441
• ISBN13: 9780198149446
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 604 Pages
• Weight: 2.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.8" x 8.8"