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The Fragments

A Commentary

The Fragments( )
Author: Alexis, André
Editor: Arnott, W. Geoffrey
Series title:Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries Ser.
ISBN:978-0-521-55180-9
Publication Date:Sep 1996
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $390.00
Book Description:

This 1996 text was the first detailed commentary on the fragments remaining from the plays of the Greek comic poet Alexis (c. 375-270 BC). The comments discuss all aspects of the textual transmission, the language, the dramatic background and the relation of the plays to their contemporary milieu.

Book Details
Pages:910
Detailed Subjects: Literary Criticism / Drama
Social Science / Archaeology
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):14.8 x 22.3 x 5.1 cm
Book Weight:1.3 Kilograms
Author Biography
Alexis, André (Author)
André Alexis was born in Trinidad and raised in Canada, where he has lived since he was three years old. His works include Despair and Other Stories of Ottawa, Childhood, and Fifteen Dogs, which won the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize.

His short fiction has appeared in literary journals and anthologies and he has also written extensively for radio and theater. Several of his plays have been produced in Vancouver and Toronto, and he has been a playwright-in-residence for the Canadian Stage Company. Alexis also writes reviews for The Globe and Mail, and he is a contributing editor to This Magazine, a bimonthly Canadian alternative journal.

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