Aristophanes and the Poetics of Surprise 9783110677034, 9783110676983, 9783110778083

Aristophanes and the Poetics of Surprise 3110677032, 9783110677034

The purpose of this book is to examine the variety, the mechanisms, and the poetological intention of the effect of surp

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Aristophanes and the poetics of competition [1. paperback ed] 9780521764070, 0521764076, 9781107525948, 1107525942

Athenian comic drama was written for performance at festivals honouring the god Dionysos. Through dramatic action and op

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Surprise: The Poetics of the Unexpected from Milton to Austen 9780801455780

Today, in the era of the spoiler alert, "surprise" in fiction is primarily associated with an unexpected plot

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The Unexpected: Narrative Temporality and the Philosophy of Surprise 9780748676309

This new study asks how stories affect the way we think about time and, in particular, how they condition thinking about

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Complete Works of Aristophanes

The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and

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The Comedies of Aristophanes: Indexes 0856687502, 9780856687501

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Surprise, Security, and the American Experience 9780674263666

September 11, 2001 was not the first time a surprise attack shattered American assumptions about national security and r

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The Mask of Comedy: Aristophanes and the Intertextual Parabasis 9780801466915

A choral interlude distinctive to Greek Old Comedy, the parabasis treats a variety of literary and political topics that

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The Barbara Johnson Reader: The Surprise of Otherness 9780822399070

This Reader collects in a single volume some of the most influential essays written by Barbara Johnson over the course o

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Military Deception and Strategic Surprise 0415449332, 9780415449335

First published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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