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The maculate muse

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An edition of The maculate muse (1975)

The maculate muse

obscene language in Attic comedy

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"The pervasive and unrestrained use of obscenity has long been acknowledged as a major feature of fifth-century Attic Comedy. This acclaimed book, now in a new edition, offers both a comprehensive discussion of the dynamics of Greek obscenity and a detailed commentary on the terminology itself. After contrasting the Greek notion of obscenity with modern-day ideas, Henderson discusses obscenity's role in the development of Attic Comedy, its historical origins, varieties, and dramatic function. His analysis of obscene terminology sheds new light on Greek culture. Book jacket."--Jacket.

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Yale University Press
Language
English
Pages
251

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Subjects

Greek drama (Comedy), Greek language, History and criticism, Obscene words, Scatology in literature, Sex, Sex in literature, Terminology, Words, Obscene, in literature, Semantics, Greek drama, history and criticism, Greek language, semantics, Obscene words in literature, Comédie de Genève
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Cover of: The maculate muse
The maculate muse: obscene language in Attic comedy
1991, Oxford University Press
in English - 2nd ed.
Cover of: Maculate Muse
Maculate Muse: Obscene Language in Attic Comedy
1991, Ebsco Publishing
in English
Cover of: Maculate Muse
Maculate Muse: Obscene Language in Attic Comedy
1991, Oxford University Press
in English
Cover of: The maculate muse
The maculate muse: obscene language in Attic comedy
1975, Yale University Press
in English

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Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 229-236.
Includes indexes.

Published in
New Haven

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
882/.0109
Library of Congress
PA3166 .H4, PA3553.Z5

The Physical Object

Pagination
xii, 251 p. ;
Number of pages
251

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL5072807M
Internet Archive
maculatemuseobsc0000hend
ISBN 10
0300017863
LCCN
74082746
OCLC/WorldCat
1676062
LibraryThing
237539
Goodreads
4682500

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OL4474274W

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