Aristophanes' Thesmophoriazusae is the story of a quarrel between the tragic playwright Euripides and Athens' women, who accuse him of slandering them in his plays. Austin and Olson offer a fresh text of the play; an extensive introduction; and a...
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Aristophanes' Thesmophoriazusae is the story of a quarrel between the tragic playwright Euripides and Athens' women, who accuse him of slandering them in his plays. Austin and Olson offer a fresh text of the play; an extensive introduction; and a detailed commentary; most Greek cited in the introduction and commentary is translated, and much of the edition is accessible to non-specialists. - ;Thesmophoriazusae was performed in Athens in 411 BCE, most likely at the City Dionysia, and is among the most brilliant of Aristophanes' eleven surviving comedies. It is the story of the crucial moment in
Includes bibliographical references (p. xiv-xxix) and indexes
CONTENTS; ABBREVIATIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY; INTRODUCTION; I: Aristophanes and his Play; II: Date and Political Background; III: The Festival; IV: Euripides and the City's Women; V: Staging; VI: Thesmophoriazusae II; VII: The Manuscript Tradition; VIII: Modern Work on the Text; METRICAL SYMBOLS; SIGLA; ARISTOPHANES, THESMOPHORIAZUSAE; DRAMATIS PERSONAE; TEXT; COMMENTARY; GREEK INDEX; GENERAL INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; X; Z
