Von Gnathon zu Saturio: Die Parasitenfigur und das Verhältnis der römischen Komödie zur griechischen

by Andrea Antonsen-Resch

Overview

To what extent is Roman comedy dependent on the Greek? The author pursues this old controversy using a comprehensive study of the figure of the Parasite. The Parasite, stemming from the Greek socio-historical context and at first an alien phenomenon for Roman society, itself reflects the historical literary relationship of Roman comedy (located in a Greek milieu) to its Attic precursors.

By investigating the development of the figure of the Parasite on the Roman stage, Andrea Antonsen-Resch gains new insights into the degree to which the relevant plays are dependent on Greek models. One result is to demonstrate that Plautus and Terence follow Greek comedy to a far greater extent than has often been thought.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110181678
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	04/18/2005
Series:	Untersuchungen zur antiken Literatur und Geschichte , #74
Pages:	262
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.63(d)
Language:	German
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Andrea Antonsen-Resch war von 1997-2003 wissenschaftliche Assistentin am Institut für Klassische Philologie der Universityät Bern.

Andrea Antonsen-Resch was a Research Fellow in the Department of Classical Philology at the University of Bern from 1997-2003.