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KIDD, St.E., Nonsense and Meaning in Ancient Greek Comedy. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2017. 1st paperback ed. VI,208p. Paperback. 'This slim book rather extraordinarily proposes a theory for the whole 'wild cognitive storm' (189) of Old Comedy, and indeed for humor itself. To do so, it draws on-stage action, audience reaction, far-flung theoretical models, and scholarly reception resolutely into its orbit. I am sure I will never teach Old Comedy again without reference to Kidd’s ideas, whether in agreement or otherwise. He writes very well, making liberal use of the figurative in a sprightly and inviting way (e.g., 'regarding allegories, some feverish readers discover them everywhere' [54], 'leaving λίθῳ to hang flaccidly at the end of the line' [138]) and allowing his own authorial voice to guide the proceedings, so that we readers may feel that we are fellow-travelers along for the ride of his own explorations. It is a good book for reading in order and in its entirety. I would suggest that anyone interested in Old Comedy, and in comedy fullstop, do just this.' (SARAH NOOTER in Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2016.11.53). € 25.00 (Antiquarian) ISBN: 9781107674790