Robson, James
(2014).
| URL: | http://www.degruyter.com/view/product/182126?forma... |
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| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link: | https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614511250.29 |
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Abstract
This chapter examines the way in which Aristophanes introduces obscene words into his comedies both at the beginning of the plays and subsequently, following more heightened and/or more sober sequences. The Aristophanic norm is to introduce obscenity unsignalled, the 'obscenity out of nowhere' technique, often employed to signal abuse, crudeness, buffoonery and/or freedom from inhibitions. Alternatively, the poet sometimes employs the 'build-up' technique, in which double entendres and sexual allusions occur with increasing intensity before a climactic primary obscenity is finally introduced. Examples of both techniques are analysed, and some of the challenges that Aristophanic obscenity present and the relationship between obscenity and paratragedy are explored.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Copyright Holders: | 2014 Walter de Gruyter GmbH |
| ISBN: | 1-61451-166-7, 978-1-61451-166-3 |
| Keywords: | Aristophanes; Old Comedy; obscenity; Ancient Greece |
| Academic Unit/School: | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Arts and Humanities > Classical Studies Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Arts and Humanities Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) |
| Item ID: | 39690 |
| Depositing User: | James Robson |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Mar 2014 09:45 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Aug 2019 08:45 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/39690 |
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