Comedy scholarship Flashcards
David Carter purpose of comedy
‘Aristophanes’ first priority was not to advance his political views but to make the Athenians laugh.’
Ian Ruffel Aeschylus
‘Aeschylus wins because he dates from the period when Athens was at her expansionist, optimistic height.’
Ian Ruffell Dionysus
‘bafoonish’
Sheppard politics in plays
‘the Athenians had not left behind their politics and their anxieties for the city when they came to witness the performance of this play.’
Moorton Aeschylus
‘the salvation of Athenian tragedy lies in Aeschylus, the incarnation of all that was sound in the Athens of yesteryear.’
Paul Cartledge humour
‘inimitable cocktail’ of different methods of humour
Dover
‘one purpose of comedy was to entertain…through parody’
Rachel Finnegan
stereotyping adds to humour