The Resource Women and the comic plot in Menander, Ariana Traill
Women and the comic plot in Menander, Ariana Traill
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The item Women and the comic plot in Menander, Ariana Traill represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- Taking a fresh look at mistaken identity in the work of an author who helped to introduce the device to comedy, in this book Professor Traill shows how the outrageous mistakes many male characters in Menander make about women are grounded in their own emotional needs. The core of the argument derives from analysis of speeches by or about women, with particular attention to the language used to articulate problems of knowledge and perception, responsibility and judgement. Not only does Menander freely borrow language, situations, and themes from tragedy, but he also engages with some of tragedy's epistemological questions, particularly the question of how people interpret what they see and hear. Menander was instrumental in turning the tragic theme of human ignorance into a comic device and inventing a plot type with enormous impact on the western tradition. This book provides original insights into his achievements within their historical and intellectual context
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 301 pages)
- Contents
-
- 1. Those obscure objects of desire
- 2. Misperception of status
- 3. Misperception of character
- 4. Informing the audience
- 5. The women of the Epitrepontes
- 6. Why women?
- Isbn
- 9780511397196
- Label
- Women and the comic plot in Menander
- Title
- Women and the comic plot in Menander
- Statement of responsibility
- Ariana Traill
- Subject
-
- DRAMA -- Ancient, Classical & Medieval
- Electronic books
- Frau
- Greek drama (Comedy)
- Greek drama (Comedy) -- History and criticism
- Komödie
- Komödie
- Menander
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Menander, of Athens -- Characters | Women
- Menander, of Athens -- Criticism and interpretation
- Menander, v342-v291
- Verwechslung
- Women in literature
- Women in literature
- Menander, of Athens
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Taking a fresh look at mistaken identity in the work of an author who helped to introduce the device to comedy, in this book Professor Traill shows how the outrageous mistakes many male characters in Menander make about women are grounded in their own emotional needs. The core of the argument derives from analysis of speeches by or about women, with particular attention to the language used to articulate problems of knowledge and perception, responsibility and judgement. Not only does Menander freely borrow language, situations, and themes from tragedy, but he also engages with some of tragedy's epistemological questions, particularly the question of how people interpret what they see and hear. Menander was instrumental in turning the tragic theme of human ignorance into a comic device and inventing a plot type with enormous impact on the western tradition. This book provides original insights into his achievements within their historical and intellectual context
- Cataloging source
- CDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1969-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Traill, Ariana
- Dewey number
- 882/.01
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PA4247
- LC item number
- .T73 2008eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Menander
- Menander
- Women in literature
- Greek drama (Comedy)
- Menander
- Menander
- Menander
- DRAMA
- Greek drama (Comedy)
- Women in literature
- Frau
- Komödie
- Verwechslung
- Komödie
- Label
- Women and the comic plot in Menander, Ariana Traill
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-283) and indexes
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- other
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. Those obscure objects of desire -- 2. Misperception of status -- 3. Misperception of character -- 4. Informing the audience -- 5. The women of the Epitrepontes -- 6. Why women?
- Control code
- 258377098
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 301 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780511397196
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)258377098
- Label
- Women and the comic plot in Menander, Ariana Traill
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-283) and indexes
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- other
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. Those obscure objects of desire -- 2. Misperception of status -- 3. Misperception of character -- 4. Informing the audience -- 5. The women of the Epitrepontes -- 6. Why women?
- Control code
- 258377098
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 301 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780511397196
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)258377098
Subject
- DRAMA -- Ancient, Classical & Medieval
- Electronic books
- Frau
- Greek drama (Comedy)
- Greek drama (Comedy) -- History and criticism
- Komödie
- Komödie
- Menander
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Menander, of Athens -- Characters | Women
- Menander, of Athens -- Criticism and interpretation
- Menander, v342-v291
- Verwechslung
- Women in literature
- Women in literature
- Menander, of Athens
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