Myth and paradox in Aristophanes: The poetics of appropriation

Offering a close reading on the most elaborate and paradoxical reworkings of mythical material by Aristophanes in his extant plays, this paper sheds light on the poetics of this procedure: what is changed, how, and why. Special emphasis is placed upon the poetological intention of appropriation, whi...

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Main Author: Kanellakis, D
Format: Journal article
Published: Crete University Press 2018