Art & Photography Books:

Sophron's Mimes

Text, Translation, and Commentary
Click to share your rating 0 ratings (0.0/5.0 average) Thanks for your vote!

Format:

Hardback
$567.00
Available from supplier

The item is brand new and in-stock with one of our preferred suppliers. The item will ship from a Mighty Ape warehouse within the timeframe shown.

Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Free Delivery with Primate
Join Now

Free 14 day free trial, cancel anytime.

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

4 payments of $141.75 with Afterpay Learn more

6 weekly interest-free payments of $94.50 with Laybuy Learn more

Availability

Delivering to:

Estimated arrival:

  • Around 16-26 July using International Courier

Description

J. H. Hordern provides a text (based on Kassel and Austin's Poetae Comici Graeci text but with significant additions), translation, and detailed commentary on the surviving fragments of Sophron's mimes. The commentary deals with both literary and linguistic questions, but focuses particularly on Sophron's relationship with earlier traditions (for example, iambus) and his influence on later literature (for example, the work of Theocritus). A substantial introduction furnishes an overview of the biographical evidence, and discusses the vexed question of audience and performance, arguing that the mimes were essentially symposiac entertainment rather than stage performances. There is detailed discussion of Sophron's dialect and lexicon, the textual tradition, and his impact on post-classical literature.

Author Biography:

J. H. Hordern is Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Fellow at the Institüt für Klassische Philologie, Freie Universitat, Berlin
Release date NZ
March 11th, 2004
Author
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Pages
220
Dimensions
144x223x16
ISBN-13
9780199266135
Product ID
2023064

Customer reviews

Nobody has reviewed this product yet. You could be the first!

Write a Review

Marketplace listings

There are no Marketplace listings available for this product currently.
Already own it? Create a free listing and pay just 9% commission when it sells!

Sell Yours Here

Help & options

Filed under...