FrC 14 Theopompos

By (author) Matthew C. Farmer

Book cover: FrC 14 Theopompos

Extent: 264 pages

Publisher: Wiley-VCH

Subjects: Classical Studies, Literary Studies

Series: Fragmenta Comica

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(May 2022)

ISBN: 9783949189395

6.34 x 9.25 inches

Price: $113.00

In stock

Theopompos was one of the leading comic playwrights of late fifth- and early fourth-century Athens, competing actively with the great Aristophanes and winning several victories. This volume presents the first complete translation and commentary on his surviving fragments. He participated in important trends during the transition from Old to Middle Comedy, including tragic and epic parody and an interest in the figure of the hetaira; among other gems, his fragments include the oldest extant reference to the philosopher Plato.

Matthew C. Farmer is Associate Professor of Classics at Haverford College, USA.

  • By (author) Matthew C. Farmer