{"product_id":"alexis-the-fragments-a-commentary-hardback-9780521551809","title":"Alexis: The Fragments; A Commentary (Hardback) 9780521551809","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAlexis: The Fragments\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Commentary\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1996 text was the first detailed commentary on the fragments remaining from the plays of the Greek comic poet Alexis (c. 375–270 BC).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlexis (Author), W. Geoffrey Arnott (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521551809, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 12 September 1996\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e910 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.3 x 14.8 x 5.1 cm, 1.175 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'We, and generations of scholars yet to come, all stand in Geoffrey Arnott's debt.' Sander M. Goldberg, Bryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 1996 text was the first detailed commentary to be compiled on the fragments of the Greek comic poet Alexis. Alexis seems to have had an important effect on the development of Greek New Comedy, both in the presentation and choice of characters and in the structuring of the type of New Comedy plot associated in particular with Menander. Professor Arnott's commentary is multi-faceted, discussing textual transmission; the interpretation of Alexis's language, meaning and style; the dramatic background and its relevance to the comedy; and the relation of the material to the social and political history of the time. The commentary constitutes a significant contribution to the study of the development of comedy in the fourth century BC, and to our knowledge and precise interpretation of fourth-century Attic Greek. Since the fragments are readily available in the Kassel-Austin edition, the Greek text is not included.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Alexis' Career\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Sources of the Fragments\u003cbr\u003e Commentary\u003cbr\u003e False or doubtful attributions\u003cbr\u003e Appendices.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Cultural studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Cultural studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Cultural%20studies%20%5BJFC%5D%22\"\u003eJFC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46065974903064,"sku":"9780521551809","price":170.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521551809i.jpg?v=1691408483","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/alexis-the-fragments-a-commentary-hardback-9780521551809","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}