Reference to the Lamp in Aristophanes’ Assemblywomen (v. 2): Reading Choice
Aristophanes’ comedy “Assemblywomen” begins with an apostrophe. In paratragic style, the character addresses the lamp as if she were a solar deity. The second verse of the comedy should contain a characterization that praises the lamp. However, there is a textological problem in the manuscripts that...
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A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences
2022-12-01
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| Series: | Studia Litterarum |
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| Online Access: | http://studlit.ru/images/2022-7-4/04_Buzurnyuk_74-83.pdf |