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Menander - mĭnănˈdər, 342?–291? b.c., Greek poet, the most famous writer of New Comedy. He wrote ingenious plays using the love plot as his theme; his style is elegant and elaborate and his characters are highly developed. Although original texts of his plays only came to light beginning in 1906, many fragments of his plays survive; The Curmudgeon, discovered in

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Menander and the Making of Comedy » Read Now
by J. Michael Walton, Peter D. Arnott. 161 pgs.

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This fascinating introduction to the comedy of Menander is the work of two classical scholars, both of whom have worked extensively as theatre practitioners. This is the first book to consider the plays of Menander primarily as performance pieces and to uncover the dramatic technique of this widely...
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This fascinating introduction to the comedy of Menander is the work of two classical scholars, both of whom have worked extensively as theatre practitioners. This is the first book to consider the plays of Menander primarily as performance pieces and to uncover the dramatic technique of this widely admired comic writer, whose plays had all but disappeared until the 1950s. Looking at the theatrical context of Menandrian comedy in its widest sense, the book includes discussions of recent productions, the recovery of the texts, the treatment of women and slaves, the nature of Menander's comedy, and where it may have led within the European tradition. This book will be of interest to both students of theatre and classicists.
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Four Plays of Menander: The Hero, Epitrepontes, Periceiromene, and Samia » Read Now
by Menander, Edward Capps. 334 pgs.

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Three Plays: The Girl from Samos, The Arbitration, The Shearing of Glycera » Read Now
by Menander, L. A. Post. 128 pgs.

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From Homer to Menander: Forces in Greek Poetic Fiction (Chap. VIII "The Comedy of Menander") » Read Now
by L. A. Post. 333 pgs.

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Studies in Later Greek Comedy (Chap. VII "Menandreia") » Read Now
by T. B. L. Webster. 261 pgs.

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Post-Aristophanic Comedy: Studies in the Social Outlook of Middle and New Comedy at Both Athens and Rome ("Menander" begins on p. 17) » Read Now
by Paul Shaner Dunkin. 192 pgs.

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Greek Drama and Dramatists ("Menander" begins on p. 70) » Read Now
by Alan H. Sommerstein. 192 pgs.

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The history of European drama began at the festivals of Dionysus in ancient Athens, where tragedy, satyr-drama and comedy were performed. Understanding this background is vital for students of classical, literary and theatrical subjects, and Alan H. Sommerstein's accessible study is the ideal...
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The history of European drama began at the festivals of Dionysus in ancient Athens, where tragedy, satyr-drama and comedy were performed. Understanding this background is vital for students of classical, literary and theatrical subjects, and Alan H. Sommerstein's accessible study is the ideal introduction.The book begins by looking at the social and theatrical contexts and different characteristics of the three genres of ancient Greek drama. It then examines the five main dramatists whose works survive - Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes and Menander - discussing their styles, techniques and ideas, and giving short synopses of all their extant plays.
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Menander to Marivaux: The History of a Comic Structure » Read Now
by E. J. H. Greene. 206 pgs.

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Exits and Entrances in Menander » Read Now
by K. B. Frost. 127 pgs.

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Most studies of Menander's comedies concentrate on the playwright's talent for characterization and plot construction while ignoring his artful use of theatrical conventions to create live theater. This book, based on close readings of the surviving texts, is the first to examine systematically the...
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Most studies of Menander's comedies concentrate on the playwright's talent for characterization and plot construction while ignoring his artful use of theatrical conventions to create live theater. This book, based on close readings of the surviving texts, is the first to examine systematically the techniques of stagecraft--particularly stage movement--employed by the playwright in his effort to work successfully within theatrical limits.
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The City as Comedy: Society and Representation in Athenian Drama ("Polis and Oikoumene in Menander" begins on p. 289) » Read Now
by Gregory W. Dobrov. 356 pgs.

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...Most studies of Menander's comedies concentrate on the playwright's talent for characterization and plot construction while ignoring his artful use of theatrical...
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Two Plays of Menander: The Rape of the Locks, The Arbitration » Read Now
by Gilbert Murray. 246 pgs.

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The Bad-Tempered Man, or The Misanthrope: A Play in Five Scenes » Read Now
by Menander, Philip Vellacott. 50 pgs.

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Stories from the Greek Comedians: Aristophanes, Philemon, Diphilus, Menander, Apollodorus ("The Brothers" by Menander begins on p. 302 and "The Girl of Andros" by Menander begins on p. 315) » Read Now
by Alfred J. Church. 344 pgs.

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