Venturing: An Introduction to Sailing

by Peter D. Burchard

This book places the plays of Aristophanes in their contemporary context, asking what aspects of Greek, and especially Athenian, culture these comedies brought into play for their original audiences. It makes particular use of the structural analysis of Greek rituals and myths to demonstrate how their meanings and functions can be used to interpret the plays. This information is then used to suggest ways in which twentieth-century audiences may read...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316116130
• ISBN13: 9780316116138
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher