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In writing this book on the plays of New Comedy the author's aim is to fill a gap in the existing literature by concentrating on what one might look for in watching and reading these plays and why such an exercise might be pleasurable. The social comedy of Menander, Plautus and Terence provided a style of comic drama which was to prove the root of all subsequent western comedy. Dr Hunter gives a literary account of this drama, placing it in its ancient context and then ranging over a number of specific topics and themes: the dramatic craft of the poets, their exploration of how to give variety to stereotyped plots and characters, the presentation of women, the use of language and themes from tragedy, the place of moralising and philosophy. All Greek and Latin is translated.

Classical drama (Comedy) --- History and criticism. --- 871-22 --- 875-22 --- -Latijnse literatuur: comedie --- Griekse literatuur: comedie --- -875-22 Griekse literatuur: comedie --- 871-22 Latijnse literatuur: comedie --- Latijnse literatuur: comedie --- Classical Latin literature --- Classical Greek literature --- Drama --- 875-22 Griekse literatuur: comedie --- History and criticism --- Arts and Humanities --- History --- Classical drama (Comedy) - History and criticism.

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This study analyzes how the structure of ancient Greek comedy betrays and responds to cultural tensions in the society of the classical city-state. Individual chapters treat Aristophanic and Menandrean comedies.

Greek drama (Comedy) --- Literature and society --- Political plays, Greek --- Politics and literature --- Social problems in literature. --- History and criticism. --- Problèmes sociaux dans la littérature --- Social problems in literature --- Sociale problemen in de literatuur --- 875-22 --- -Literature and society --- -Political plays, Greek --- -Politics and literature --- -Social problems in literature --- 875-22 Griekse literatuur: comedie --- Griekse literatuur: comedie --- Literature --- Literature and politics --- Greek political plays --- Greek drama --- Literature and sociology --- Society and literature --- Sociology and literature --- Sociolinguistics --- History and criticism --- Political aspects --- Social aspects --- Political plays [Greek ] --- Greece