Sophron's Mimes: Text, Translation, and Commentary

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J. H. Hordern (, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Fellow at the Institüt für Klassische Philologie, Freie Universität, Berlin)

Sophron's Mimes

Text, Translation, and Commentary

J. H. Hordern (, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Fellow at the Institüt für Klassische Philologie, Freie Universität, Berlin)

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Oxford University Press
01 April 2003

Mime; Plays & playscripts; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Literary studies: plays & playwrights

J. H. Hordern provides a text (based on Kassel and Austin's Poetae Comici Graeci text but with significant additions), translation, and detailed commentary on the surviving fragments of Sophron's mimes. The commentary deals with both literary and linguistic questions, but focuses particularly on Sophron's relationship with earlier traditions (for example, iambus) and his influence on later literature (for example, the work of Theocritus). A substantial introduction furnishes an overview of the biographical evidence, and discusses the vexed question of audience and performance, arguing that the mimes were essentially symposiac entertainment rather than stage performances. There is detailed discussion of Sophron's dialect and lexicon, the textual tradition, and his impact on post-classical literature.

By: J. H. Hordern ( Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Fellow at the Institüt für Klassische Philologie Freie Universität Berlin)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 223mm, Width: 144mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 399g
ISBN: 9780199266135
ISBN 10: 0199266131
Pages: 220
Publication Date: 01 April 2003
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Text Translation Commentary

J. H. Hordern is Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Fellow at the Institüt für Klassische Philologie, Freie Universitat, Berlin