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The Maculate Muse: Obscene Language in Attic Comedy
Jeffrey Henderson
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| #1735582 in Books | Jeffrey Henderson | 1991-02-14 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.25 x.86 x6.19l,1.04 | File type: PDF | 288 pages | The Maculate Muse Obscene Language in Attic Comedy||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| The definitive book on the subject! A great read.|By Matthew Callahan|As a Classical studies major, this book has been absolutely delightful. Henderson's translations are excellent and for anyone who wants to get more details into slang terminology of Ancient Greece, whether for research purposes or simply for the additional amusement when reading ancient works, this is a must|||Praise for the First Edition: "An important, sound, scholarly contribution to our understanding of obscenity not only in Athenian culture generally, but especially as it is integral to the themes of ancient comic plays....This study breaks new groun
The pervasive and unrestrained use of obscenity has long been acknowledged as a major feature of fifth-century Attic Comedy; no other Western art form relies so heavily on the sexual and scatological dimensions of language. This acclaimed book, now in a new edition, offers both a comprehensive discussion of the dynamics of Greek obscenity and a detailed commentary on the terminology itself.
After contrasting the peculiar characteristics of the Greek notion of o...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.The Maculate Muse: Obscene Language in Attic Comedy | Jeffrey Henderson. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
