Rhetoric, comedy, and the violence of language in aristophanes' clouds

Auteur :
O'Regan, Daphne Elizabeth
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195070170
Date de publication :
10 déc. 1992
Dimensions :
24,1 x 16,2 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
500 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
An assessment of the power of argument and its effects as used within Aristophanes' play. This treatise attempts to provide insight into ancient Athenian thought and at the same time to examine the workings of a play which balances rhetoric with comedy.