Aristophanes' Wasps /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Rothwell, Kenneth Sprague, 1955- (συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
• Σειρά: Oxford Greek and Latin college commentaries
• Θέματα: Αριστοφάνης > π. 450-π. 385; Αριστοφάνης > π. 450-π. 385 > Ερμηνεία και κριτική

 An overview of Wasps -- Cleon, politics, and the Peloponnesian War in 422 B.C. -- The jury system of the Athenian democracy -- Philocleon the juror -- The chorus of Wasps -- Social values in Wasps -- The culture of symposium society -- The comedy of Wasps -- The festivals of Dionysus at Athens and Aristophanic comedy -- Wasps in Aristophanes' career -- The structure of Wasps -- Stage, costume and performance -- The language of Aristophanes -- Word roots -- Abbreviations -- Commentary -- Appendix A: a glossary of grammatical and rhetorical terms -- Appendix B: legal procedure and language in classical Athens and Wasps -- Appendix C: the structure and meter of Wasps -- Appendix D: scansion of meters in Wasps.