© 1997 The University of North Carolina Press All rights reserved Designed by April Leidig-Higgins Set in Berkeley Book and Kadmos Greek by Keystone Typesetting, Inc. Manufactured in the United States of America The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The city as comedy: society and representation in Athenian drama / edited by Gregory W. Dobrov. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8078-2337-6 (cloth: alk. paper) ISBN 0-8078-4645-7 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Greek drama (Comedy)--History and criticism. 2. Literature and society--Greece--Athens. 3. City and town life in literature. 4. Cities and towns in literature. 5. Athens (Greece)--In literature. 6. Mimesis in literature. I. Dobrov, Gregory W., 1957- PA3875.A8D63 1998 97-9888 882′.019091732--dc21 CIP 01 00 99 98 97 5 4 3 2 1 -iv- |