Language and the Comedia

Language and the Comedia

Author: Catherine Larson

Publisher: Bucknell University Press

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780838751800

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This study illustrates how a focus on language, which is manifest in so much of contemporary literary theory, can help to open some of the canonical texts of Spanish Golden Age theater to new readings.


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Download or read book Language and the Comedia written by Catherine Larson and published by Bucknell University Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study illustrates how a focus on language, which is manifest in so much of contemporary literary theory, can help to open some of the canonical texts of Spanish Golden Age theater to new readings.


The comedy of language

The comedy of language

Author: Fred Miller Robinson

Publisher:

Published: 1980

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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Language and the Comedia

Language and the Comedia

Author: Catherine Larson

Publisher:

Published: 1991-07-01

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 9781611480658

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This study illustrates how a focus on language, which is manifest in so much of contemporary literary theory, can help to open some of the canonical texts of Spanish Golden Age theater to new readings.


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Download or read book Language and the Comedia written by Catherine Larson and published by . This book was released on 1991-07-01 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study illustrates how a focus on language, which is manifest in so much of contemporary literary theory, can help to open some of the canonical texts of Spanish Golden Age theater to new readings.


The Comedia in English

The Comedia in English

Author: Susan Paun De García

Publisher: Tamesis Books

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 9781855661691

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"The bringing of Spanish seventeenth-century verse plays to the contemporary English-speaking stage involves a number of fundamental questions. Are verse translations preferable to prose, and if so, what kind of verse? To what degree should translations aim to be 'faithful'? Which kinds of plays 'work', and which do not? Which values and customs of the past present no difficulties for contemporary audiences, and which need to be decoded in performance?Which kinds of staging are suitable, and which are not? To what degree, if any, should one aim for 'authenticity' in staging? In this volume, a group of translators, directors, and scholars explores these and related questions."--Jacket


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Download or read book The Comedia in English written by Susan Paun De García and published by Tamesis Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The bringing of Spanish seventeenth-century verse plays to the contemporary English-speaking stage involves a number of fundamental questions. Are verse translations preferable to prose, and if so, what kind of verse? To what degree should translations aim to be 'faithful'? Which kinds of plays 'work', and which do not? Which values and customs of the past present no difficulties for contemporary audiences, and which need to be decoded in performance?Which kinds of staging are suitable, and which are not? To what degree, if any, should one aim for 'authenticity' in staging? In this volume, a group of translators, directors, and scholars explores these and related questions."--Jacket


Terence and the Language of Roman Comedy

Terence and the Language of Roman Comedy

Author: Evangelos Karakasis

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2005-05-16

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 113944445X

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This book offers a comprehensive examination of the language of Roman comedy in general and that of Terence in particular. The study explores Terence's use of language to differentiate his characters and his language in relation to the language of the comic fragments of the palliata, the togata and the atellana. Linguistic categories in the Terentian corpus explored include colloquialisms, archaisms, hellenisms and idiolectal features. Terence is shown to give his old men an old-fashioned and verbose tone, while low characters are represented as using colloquial diction. An examination of Eunuchus' language shows it to be closer to the Plautine linguistic tradition. The book also provides a thorough linguistic/stylistic commentary on all the fragments of the palliata, the togata and the atellana. It shows that Terence, except in the case of his Eunuchus, consciously distances himself from the linguistic/stylistic tradition of Plautus followed by all other comic poets.


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Download or read book Terence and the Language of Roman Comedy written by Evangelos Karakasis and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-05-16 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a comprehensive examination of the language of Roman comedy in general and that of Terence in particular. The study explores Terence's use of language to differentiate his characters and his language in relation to the language of the comic fragments of the palliata, the togata and the atellana. Linguistic categories in the Terentian corpus explored include colloquialisms, archaisms, hellenisms and idiolectal features. Terence is shown to give his old men an old-fashioned and verbose tone, while low characters are represented as using colloquial diction. An examination of Eunuchus' language shows it to be closer to the Plautine linguistic tradition. The book also provides a thorough linguistic/stylistic commentary on all the fragments of the palliata, the togata and the atellana. It shows that Terence, except in the case of his Eunuchus, consciously distances himself from the linguistic/stylistic tradition of Plautus followed by all other comic poets.


The Language of Greek Comedy

The Language of Greek Comedy

Author: Andreas Willi

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2002-10-03

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 0199245479

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The contributions to this volume illustrate how the linguistic study of Greek comedy can deepen our knowledge of the intricate connections between the dramatic texts and their literary and socio-cultural environment. Topics discussed include the relationship of comedy and iambus, the world of Doric comedy in Sicily, figures of speech and obscene vocabulary in Aristophanes, comic elements in tragedy, language and cultural identity in fifth-century Athens, linguistic characterizationin Middle Comedy, the textual transmission of New Comedy, and the interaction of language and dramatic technique in Menander. Research in these topics and in related areas is reviewed in an extensive bibliographical essay.While the main focus is on comedy, the diversity of the approaches adopted (including narratology, pragmatics, lexicology, dialectology, sociolinguistics, and textual criticism) ensures that much of the work applies to different genres and is relevant also to linguists and literary scholars.


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Download or read book The Language of Greek Comedy written by Andreas Willi and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2002-10-03 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contributions to this volume illustrate how the linguistic study of Greek comedy can deepen our knowledge of the intricate connections between the dramatic texts and their literary and socio-cultural environment. Topics discussed include the relationship of comedy and iambus, the world of Doric comedy in Sicily, figures of speech and obscene vocabulary in Aristophanes, comic elements in tragedy, language and cultural identity in fifth-century Athens, linguistic characterizationin Middle Comedy, the textual transmission of New Comedy, and the interaction of language and dramatic technique in Menander. Research in these topics and in related areas is reviewed in an extensive bibliographical essay.While the main focus is on comedy, the diversity of the approaches adopted (including narratology, pragmatics, lexicology, dialectology, sociolinguistics, and textual criticism) ensures that much of the work applies to different genres and is relevant also to linguists and literary scholars.


Linguistic Interaction in Roman Comedy

Linguistic Interaction in Roman Comedy

Author: Peter Barrios-Lech

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2016-05-26

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 1107129826

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A comprehensive account of features of Latin that emerge from dialogue, drawing on the data from Roman comedy and drama.


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Download or read book Linguistic Interaction in Roman Comedy written by Peter Barrios-Lech and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-05-26 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive account of features of Latin that emerge from dialogue, drawing on the data from Roman comedy and drama.


The Language of Humour

The Language of Humour

Author: Alison Ross

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005-08-02

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 1134701721

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This work examines the importance of the social context for humour and explores the issue of gender and humour in areas such as the New Lad culture in comedy. The book also includes comic transcripts from TV sketches such as Clive Anderson.


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Download or read book The Language of Humour written by Alison Ross and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-02 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work examines the importance of the social context for humour and explores the issue of gender and humour in areas such as the New Lad culture in comedy. The book also includes comic transcripts from TV sketches such as Clive Anderson.


Rhetoric, Comedy, and the Violence of Language in Aristophanes' Clouds

Rhetoric, Comedy, and the Violence of Language in Aristophanes' Clouds

Author: Daphne Elizabeth O'Regan

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0195070178

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This is an intelligent and unusually thought-provoking reading of Aristophanes' Clouds. O'Regan focuses on logos, or the power of argument, and its effects, and on the self-awareness of the second Clouds as a comedy of logos directed toward an audience made resistant by devotion to the body. Within and without the play, logos meets defeat when confronted with human nature and desire. The argument conveys much insight into fifth-century thought and the play's workings, the more so because it balances rhetoric with comedy, and reminds the reader that this is a comic logos--explored in the comic mode, and connected with the intentions and vicissitudes of the first and second Clouds.


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Download or read book Rhetoric, Comedy, and the Violence of Language in Aristophanes' Clouds written by Daphne Elizabeth O'Regan and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1992 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an intelligent and unusually thought-provoking reading of Aristophanes' Clouds. O'Regan focuses on logos, or the power of argument, and its effects, and on the self-awareness of the second Clouds as a comedy of logos directed toward an audience made resistant by devotion to the body. Within and without the play, logos meets defeat when confronted with human nature and desire. The argument conveys much insight into fifth-century thought and the play's workings, the more so because it balances rhetoric with comedy, and reminds the reader that this is a comic logos--explored in the comic mode, and connected with the intentions and vicissitudes of the first and second Clouds.


The Language of the Birds

The Language of the Birds

Author: Adolf Paul

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-01-23

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780483724051

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Excerpt from The Language of the Birds: A Comedy Abishag (raises her veil). O Lord and Master, thy brow IS furrowed, thine eyes are full of trouble! (goes up to him.) What presseth upon thy soul, what maketh thy breast to heave in anguish? (sits down beside him.) Why do thy lips breathe bitterness, instead of smiling lovingly toward me? Did not my kisses gladden thee? Wert thou not happy in my love? Say, art thou weary of me already? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.


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Download or read book The Language of the Birds written by Adolf Paul and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Language of the Birds: A Comedy Abishag (raises her veil). O Lord and Master, thy brow IS furrowed, thine eyes are full of trouble! (goes up to him.) What presseth upon thy soul, what maketh thy breast to heave in anguish? (sits down beside him.) Why do thy lips breathe bitterness, instead of smiling lovingly toward me? Did not my kisses gladden thee? Wert thou not happy in my love? Say, art thou weary of me already? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.