10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MENANDER»
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Menander in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Menander (?344/3–292/1 BCE), the dominant figure in New Comedy, wrote over 100 plays, of which one complete play, substantial portions of six others, and smaller but interesting fragments have been recovered.
Menander (Dichter, Griechenland), William Geoffrey Arnott,
1979
It is the only contemporary series of all the surviving work of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Menander. The translations in this volume are by Sheila D'Atri, Palmer Bovie, and Richard Elman.
Menander (of Athens.), David R. Slavitt, Smith Palmer Bovie,
1998
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Menander: Dyskolos, Samia and Other Plays : a Companion to ...
Companion to the Penguin translation of The Plays of Menander by Norma Miller. The detailed commentary and helpful introduction are a useful companion to any edition.
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Women and the Comic Plot in
Menander
Taking a fresh look at mistaken identity in the work of an author who helped to introduce the device to comedy, in this book Professor Traill shows how the outrageous mistakes many male characters in Menander make about women are grounded ...
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The Masks of
Menander: Sign and Meaning in Greek and Roman ...
An examination of the conventions and techniques of the Greek theatre of Menander and subsequent Roman theatre.
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Menander to Marivaux: The History of a Comic Structure
The author examines comedies based on a structure first used by Menander in the fourth century B.C. and brought to its precise formulations and brilliance by Marivaux in the eighteenth century A.D.
Edward Joseph Hollingsworth Greene,
1977
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The comedy of
Menander: convention, variation, and originality
" -- Literary Review "This is by far the best general study of Menander and will be absolutely essential reading for those interested in this justly celebrated author.
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The Plays and Fragments
This new verse translation with explanatory notes and introduction follows the text of Menander closely but attempts to fill some of the gaps by supplements based on the dramatic situation and surviving words in the damaged papyri, so that ...
Menander (of Athens.),
2001
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Menander: a rhetor in context
Ancient schools of rhetoric taught students how to devise arguments in legal and political disputes, and how to express them.
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The History of
Menander the Guardsman: Introductory Essay, ...
Almost all of the very little we know of Menander comes from the preface of his History.
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Lessons for Greece in a Bottle of Beer
... within a few kilometers of the Acropolis, there are streets named for a catalog of the illustrious Greek dead: Sophocles, Euripides, Menander, ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
Greek coins were power currency in ancient Gujarat
"From Gujarat, we find silver coins minted by Eucratides and Menander, dating back to 180-149 BC — the two Indo-Greek rulers who might ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
Grexit, Schmexit Redux
Asia Unhedged never took the Greece farce seriously: this is Menander, not Aeschylus, with Greek Prime Minister Alexander Tsipras in the role ... «Asia Times, Jun 15»
Ancient Greek Theater and the Monumental Amphitheaters in Honor …
The second period, New Comedy, was represented by the Greek dramatist Menander and consisted of the use of mistaken identities, ironic ... «Ancient Origins, Jun 15»
Church Fathers: Background on Heresies
His teacher, Dositheus, and his student, Menander, were both Samaritan Gnostics. According to Origen, Dositheus tried to convince the ... «Catholic Culture, Jun 15»
Dumbarton Oaks: where colossal wealth and sophisticated taste …
On the way out I paused in front of an exquisite bust of Menander, who described art as "a haven for misfortune from Mankind". The ancient ... «Newsweek, May 15»
“Lend Me A Tenor” Hits the Right Note at Workshop Theatre
Ludwig is often hailed — but also derided — as a skilled practitioner of farce, the comedic form that dates to Menander and the "New Comedy" ... «Free Times, May 15»
War and diplomacy
The Greek historian Menander tersely proclaimed: The strong take what they can, the weak must give what they must. If this is the nature of ... «Inquirer.net, Apr 15»
Where do artists draw the line between copying and theft?
The Romans copied from the Greeks, and thank goodness they did: much of what happened in the age of Socrates, Plato and Menander is ... «South China Morning Post, Apr 15»
Ancient Greek Comedy by Tokyo University Students
The ancient theater club at Tokyo University has organized the production of “Epitrepontes” an ancient Greek comedy by Menander which will ... «Greek Reporter, Mar 15»