Eupolis, Poet of Old Comedy

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Ian C. Storey

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Eupolis (fl. 429-411 BC) was one of the best-attested and most important of Aristophanes' rivals. No complete work by this lost master has survived, but of his fourteen plays we have 500 fragments. These include 120 lines of his best-known comedy, Demoi (The Demes), which were discovered and published in 1911. Even in fragmentary form, Eupolis' plays shed interesting light on the whole range of issues - political, poetic, and dramatic - that make Aristophanes so perennially fascinating. There has, however, been no substantial survey in English until now. As well as providing a new translation of all the remaining fragments and a separate essay on each lost play, Ian C. Storey discusses Eupolis' career, redates the plays, examines how Eupolis was known in the ancient world, explores his relationship with Aristophanes (as both rival and collaborator), and delineates the distinct nature of the comedy that this prizewinning poet created.

Author Biography:

Ian C. Storey is Professor of Ancient History and Classics and Principal of Otonabee College at Trent University, Canada

Release date NZ

December 18th, 2003

Author

Ian C. Storey

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

5 halftones & 1 map

Pages

456

Dimensions

160x240x27

ISBN-13

9780199259922

Product ID

2245378

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