Aristophanes and the Definition of Comedy

'Silk succeeds brilliantly, ranging far and wide across the entire spectrum of ancient and modern comedy... Michael Silk has given us much to think about.' -Erich Segal, Times Literary SupplementA major critical study of the greatest comic writer of ancient Greece, which relates Aristophanes' work to modern literature and modern theory in order to offer a new theory of comedy. It will be essential reading for students and specialists of ancient Greek drama and poetry, and also for many students and scholars of modern literature.