Eupolis: Poet of Old Comedy

by Ian C. Storey

Overview

Eupolis (fl. 429-411 BC) was one of the best-attested and most important of Aristophanes' rivals. No complete play has survived, but more than 120 lines of his best-known comedy, Demoi (The Demes), are extant. This book provides a new translation of all the remaining fragments and an essay on each lost play, as well as discussions of Eupolis' career and the sort of comedy that this prizewinning poet created.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199259922
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	03/11/2004
Pages:	456
Product dimensions:	9.20(w) x 6.20(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Ian C. Storey is Professor of Ancient History and Classics at Trent University, Canada

Table of Contents

Introduction: 'Everyone knows Eupolis'Translation of the fragments of Eupolis1. Eupolis in Antiquity2. Eupolis' dates and career3. The comedies of Eupolis4. The 'war' between the poets5. Eupolis and comedy

Editorial Reviews

"Ian Storey here presents everything that can be plausibly retrieved from the evidence for an important contemporary of Aristophanes and Euripides. The exhaustive research and lucid analysis are arranged in a reader-friendly manner that offers nothing less than an account of a life-long passion.... To help us interpret and contextualize the mass of information systematically presented by Kassell and Austin, studies such as Storey's Eupolis render an invaluable service. Given the impressive scholarly foundation that is now in place, it remains to wish Ian Storey all success in bringing out a companion volume on Cratinus!"—New England Classical Journal

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