Nonsense and Meaning in Ancient Greek Comedy

Abstract

This book examines the concept of 'nonsense' in ancient Greek thought and uses it to explore the comedies of the fifth and fourth centuries BCE. If 'nonsense' (phluaria, lēros) is a type of language felt to be unworthy of interpretation, it can help to define certain aspects of comedy that have proved difficult to grasp. Not least is the recurrent perception that although the comic genre can be meaningful (i.e. contain political opinions, moral sentiments and aesthetic tastes), some of it is just 'foolery' or 'fun'. But what exactly is this 'foolery', this part of comedy which allegedly lies beyond the scope of serious interpretation? The answer is to be found in the concept of 'nonsense': by examining the ways in which comedy does not mean, the genre's relationship to serious meaning (whether it be political, aesthetic, or moral) can be viewed in a clearer light.

Dando vida a los clásicos: la utopía de traducir Aristófanes

“…19 Sobre los procedimientos humorísticos en Aristófanes, cf. Robson (2006) -que se basa principalmente en los trabajos de corte lingüístico de Attardo-; Fernández (2012); Kidd (2014); sobre el humor en general Swallow y Hall (2020).…”

Resistant Form

“…Important contributions to sound studies in classics are S. ), Gurd (20162018a;Nooter (2012;. When I speak of "funny nonsense, " I refer to the deliberate, highly recognizable phenomena of nonsense examined by Kidd (2014).…”

Η Ενδυμασία Στην Αρχαία Κωμωδία

“…Whitman (1964) Πρβλ. Norwood (1931) 193, A.M. Wilson (1977) 282-283, Rosen (1997 161 και Kidd (2014) 79.…”

“…1487 Kidd (2014) 1490 Για ανάλυση της κωμωδίας βλ. Luppe (2000), Rosen (2000), Hall (2000) 410-411, Ruffell (2002) 155-162, Biles (2002) 180-188, Olson (2007 (2003:193-194)…”