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Penguin Classics L 193 Book
"The Epitrepontes of Manander : the fragments translated and the gaps conjecturally filled in by Gilbert Murray" 125p. Vintage copy, clean and unmarked ,slight chipping at foot of spine . Book
In 1959 an archaeological dig unearthed the complete text, written on papyrus, of Menander's comedy The Dyskolos; this was the first complete work ever found by Menander, the a Greek dramatist and the best-known representative of Athenian New Comedy. A verse translation -a "superb modern rendering" of a lost Greek comedy recovered from thr papyrus. Book
Mm165x245 Collana "Quaderni di Cultura Francese", n. 11. Brossura editoriale di pp. 254 con 12 tavole in bianco e nero fuori testo. Intonso. Opera in perfette condizioni di nuvo con le tipiche pagine intonse. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
'Aristophanes is the first creative genius in Western stage comedy.Drawing on his experience as scriptwriter, producer and actor, Kenneth McLeish analyses Aristophanes' art, and the unique performing traditions of Greek Old Comedy.192p.biibliography.index Crisp copy, unmarked except for name of previous owner. Book
Scholars' bookplate to inner cover. Very light bumping to corners. DJ has light creasing and shelf wear. ; What pleasures did Plautus' heroic tricksters provide their original audience? How should we understand the compelling mix of rebellion and social conservatism that Plautus offers? Through a close reading of four plays representing the full range of his work (Menaechmi, Casina, Persa, and Captivi) , Kathleen McCarthy develops an innovative model of Plautine comedy and its social effects. She concentrates on how the plays are shaped by the interaction of two comic modes: the socially conservative mode of naturalism and the potentially subversive mode of farce. It is precisely this balance of the naturalistic and the farcical that allows everyone in the audience--especially those well placed in the social hierarchy--to identify both with and against the rebel, to feel both the thrill of being a clever underdog and the complacency of being a securely ensconced authority figure. ; 240 pages
64 pages. Inside of fold-out front cover features colour photo of the cast onstage. Colour photo of Debbie Reynolds and handsome fellow inside back cover. Many great black and white photos. Includes sheet music, guitar chords and lyrics for the following songs: Alice Blue Gown; The Family Tree; The Great Lover Tango; I'm Always Chasing Rainbows; Irene; An Irish Girl; The Last Part of Ev'ry Party; Mother, Angel, Darling; Riviera Rage; They Go Wild, Simply Wild, Over Me; What do you Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?; The World Must be Bigger Than an Avenue; You Made Me Love You. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
4 pages. Great cover photo of Fatty Arbuckle. "A comedy stuttering song dedicated to Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Paramount star, sung successfully by Henry Lewis." - from front cover. Above-average wear. Tape repairs to covers. Bit of writing on front cover. A worthy copy. Book
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked yellow cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 142pp. Well illustrated biography of comedy legend Ronnie Barker.
Near fine/Fine (fine clipped dj, a very crisp bright copy in fine conditon but small white label neatly pasted over small ownership signature on front free endpaper) octavo 224pp. First British edition. Tour of Mel Brooks' work on television and records, and all of the films. 8pp b/w plates of film stills.
An early men's publication in the model of Playboy. 74 pages with color and black and white photos. Features: Photo feature of Lynne Vandmar, originally from Philadelphia; Snug as a Bug - humor by John Novotny; America's Brand of Sick Humor is Catching Europe With Its Quarantines Down - article by Bob Abel; The Female of the Species - fiction by Mike McGrady; Wasteland Watchwords - TV expressions applied to bawdy photos; Go Sell it on the Mountain - satirical article by Ralph Schoenstein; Note to the Shape Shapers - Robert G. Elliott's humorous response to couteriers attempting to flatten women fore and aft; Love in the Shrouds - fiction by Jerry Bumpus; Richard Brooks - the director of Elmer Gantry and Lord Jim has unusual thoughts about movie censors, movie sexpots and movie critics - photo-illustrated article by Dave Jampel; Men's sportcoat fashion photos; Peter, Paul and Mary - brief article and photo of this rising group; My Name is The Wind - fiction by Evan Hunter; Pictorial essay of a New York car rally; Gypsy - tasteful black and white photo feature of Rosa Sylvia Teiros, a U.N. translator of gypsy extraction. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
Bottom front Corner of front wrap and ffep is missing. Spine browned. Chipping to wraps. Scholar's name on ffep (Kenneth Snipes). ; Bibliothèque Des Écoles Française D'Athènes Et De Rome Fascicule 27; 227 pages
Very light bump to 1 corner. DJ has minor shelfwear. Scholar's small bookplate to ffep (R. E. Fantham). ; A comprehensive survey of Roman theatrical production, this book examines all aspects of Roman performance practice, and provides fresh insights on the comedies of Plautus and Terence. Following an introductory chapter on the experience of Roman comedy from the perspective of Roman actors and the Roman audience, addressing among other things the economic concerns of putting on a play in the Roman republic, subsequent chapters provide detailed studies of troupe size and the implications for role assignment, masks, stage action, music, and improvisation in the plays of Plautus and Terence. Marshall argues that Roman comedy was raw comedy, much more rough-and-ready than its Hellenistic precursors, but still fully conscious of its literary past. The consequences of this lead to fresh conclusions concerning the dramatic structure of Roman comedy, and a clearer understanding of the relationship between the plays-as-text and the role of improvisation during performance. ; 336 pages
Complet en 2 tomes: xxxi,191 + 249pp., tirage numéroté et limité à 2200 exemplaires: ceci est no.221 (un des 1900 exemplaires sur vergé teinté d'Arches, 18cm., cart., bon état, Y81395
An original vintage copy NOTa reproduction (Volume I of a 2 Volume set - will NOT be sold separately) Clean, tight, unmarked text. Scuffing to head and foot of spine, corners slightly bumped Book
light dustsoiling to top of textblock. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). Light shelfwear to DJ. ; Machon was a writer of Comedies who lived and worked in Alexandria in the middle of the third century B. C. All of his work that survives is preserved in the Deipnosophistae of Athenaeus who, besides two fragments of Comedies of no great importance, quotes also 462 verses from a collection of anecdotes which Machon called Xpeiai. These anecdotes are written in the iambic verse of Comedy. They are concerned with the doings and sayings of courtesans, parasites, and musicians, sometimes in relation to persons of historical importance. They are often scabrous but also not infrequently amusing; and they are of considerable interest both as documents of social history and as a type of literature which, though popular in antiquity, has hardly survived. The Xpeiai, which present many problems of reading and interpretation, have never before been separately edited. Recent editors of Athenaeus have improved the text; but to find commentaries it is necessary to go back to Casaubon's edition of Athenaeus, published in 1600, and to Schweighauser's, published in 1801-7. ; Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries 1; 172 pages
Very light shelfwear to book. DJ is price-clipped. DJ has 1 small tear with very minor chipping. ; Machon was a writer of Comedies who lived and worked in Alexandria in the middle of the third century B. C. All of his work that survives is preserved in the Deipnosophistae of Athenaeus who, besides two fragments of Comedies of no great importance, quotes also 462 verses from a collection of anecdotes which Machon called Xpeiai. These anecdotes are written in the iambic verse of Comedy. They are concerned with the doings and sayings of courtesans, parasites, and musicians, sometimes in relation to persons of historical importance. They are often scabrous but also not infrequently amusing; and they are of considerable interest both as documents of social history and as a type of literature which, though popular in antiquity, has hardly survived. The Xpeiai, which present many problems of reading and interpretation, have never before been separately edited. Recent editors of Athenaeus have improved the text; but to find commentaries it is necessary to go back to Casaubon's edition of Athenaeus, published in 1600, and to Schweighauser's, published in 1801-7. ; Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries 1; 172 pages
VG pamphlet. (No. 233). 16196. eng
in-12, 88 p., broché, couv. Bel exemplaire. [DV-SM]
Bumping to top of spine. Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. ; A Viking Compass Book; 453 pages
Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers. Pocket has been removed from ffep causing some damage. Else VG. ; Greeks divided the world into Greece vs. The land of foreigners, into Hellenes vs. Barbarians, seeing their country as a bastion of culture, learning, and military might surrounded by a sea of the uncivilized. Long shows how comedy expressed the Greek feeling of superiority over the barbarians, how it dealt with the so-called barbarian-Hellene antithesis. The result is a contribution to the study of ancient Greek comedy—both the comedy itself and the beliefs, the prejudices, the limitations, and the variety in the society from which the plays emerged. The comedians’ responses to the barbarians ranged from idealization to neutrality to raw racism. Although contemptuous of barbarians, the Hellenes could not keep elements of foreign culture from entering their own. Long’s major contention is that the Greek reaction to Oriental and other foreign influence can be seen in the treatment of barbarians in Greek comedy. ; 240 pages
Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. Minor Foxing to DJ. ; Greeks divided the world into Greece vs. The land of foreigners, into Hellenes vs. Barbarians, seeing their country as a bastion of culture, learning, and military might surrounded by a sea of the uncivilized. Long shows how comedy expressed the Greek feeling of superiority over the barbarians, how it dealt with the so-called barbarian-Hellene antithesis. The result is a contribution to the study of ancient Greek comedy—both the comedy itself and the beliefs, the prejudices, the limitations, and the variety in the society from which the plays emerged. The comedians’ responses to the barbarians ranged from idealization to neutrality to raw racism. Although contemptuous of barbarians, the Hellenes could not keep elements of foreign culture from entering their own. Long’s major contention is that the Greek reaction to Oriental and other foreign influence can be seen in the treatment of barbarians in Greek comedy. ; 240 pages
Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 114, [1] p. Zehirli kucak. Facia, 4 perde. Translated by Said Âli.
Paris, A La Comédie Humaine, Collection "Le Pont Mirabeau", 1939. In-8, broché, 58 pp, partiellement non coupé. Edition originale. Tirage limité à 325 exemplaires. Un des 300 numérotés sur vélin fort. Hommage autographe de l'auteur à Monsieur VAN MELLE.
P., Klincksieck, 1974. In-8 broché, 155 pages.