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Poetics (Janko Edition)

Poetics (Janko Edition)( )
Author: Aristophanes,
Translator: Janko, Richard
Series title:Hackett Classics Ser.
ISBN:978-0-87220-033-3
Publication Date:Dec 1987
Publisher:Hackett Publishing Company, Incorporated
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $17.00
Book Description:

Richard Janko's acclaimed translation of Aristotle's Poetics is accompanied by the most comprehensive commentary available in English that does not presume knowledge of the original Greek. Two other unique features are Janko's translations with notes of both the Tractatus Coislinianus, which is argued to be a summary of the lost second book of the Poetics, and fragments of Aristotle's dialogue On Poets, including recently discovered texts about catharsis,...
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Book Details
Pages:264
Detailed Subjects: Literary Criticism / Poetry
Philosophy / Aesthetics
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.717 x 8.97 x 23.283 Inches
Book Weight:0.812 Pounds
Author Biography
Aristophanes (Author)
Aristophanes, 448 b.c. - 385 b.c. Aristophanes is considered to be one of the greatest comedic writers ever to have taken to the stage. He was born in Athens, Greece, in the town of Cydathenaeum. Aristophanes is believed to have been well educated, which would explain his propensity towards words. It is also believed that he owned land on the island of Aegina.

Aristophanes was first a satirist, he was well known for attacking anything from politics to poets, mainly the war between Sparta and Athens and the poet Euripides. He wrote more than 40, eleven of which are still being acted today. "The Acharnians" was his first play, written in 425, B.C.. This was the first of his plays in reaction to the war, as well as the play "Peace." But perhaps Aristophanes most famous play, Lysistrata, made his true feelings of the war known. In this play, the women seek peace by claiming celibacy until the fighting is stopped. It is the play that he is most famous for, for capturing the feeling of the people in a way that was both lighthearted and poignant.

Aristophanes died three years after the war ended, in 385, B.C.,but left behind a legacy that has lasted to the present day.

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