Scrinium Classical Antiquity

SICKING, C.M.J., Aristophanes' Ranae. Een hoofdstuk uit de geschiedenis der Griekse Poetica. Van Gorcum, Assen, 1962. 198p. Sewn. € 10.00 (Antiquarian)

SILK, M.S., Aristophanes and the Definition of Comedy. Oxford University Press, Oxford (...), 2000. 456p. Cloth. Pp.425-428 wrinkled. Small personal library mark and name on free endpaper.Through an exploration of Aristophanes' comic poetry, informed by a wide range of theory from Kierkegaard to Adorno, a particular consideration of Aristophanes' own understanding of his medium, and challenging comparisons with modern literature, this book adds a new chapter to the long-standing debate about the nature and potentialities of comedy. Close analyses of Aristophanes' language and style, lyric poetry, presentation of character, organizational structures, and humorous modes, are conducted in this spirit. (Publisher's information). 'On the whole this is a valuable book. Silk has made us think about a number of important points, the uniqueness of Aristophanes, the astonishing versatility of his comic genius, the very nature of comedy itself and its symbiotic relationship with tragedy. Most valuable of all is the light that Silk sheds on Aristophanes' words and expressions. No would-be translator or commentator on Old Comedy can proceed without a careful consultation of Silk's studies of comic language.' (I.C. STOREY in Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2001.09.35). From the library of the late Sir Kenneth James Dover. € 65.00 (Antiquarian)

STÄRK, E., and G. VOGT-SPIRA, (eds.), Dramatische Wäldchen. Festschrift für Eckehard Lefèvre zum 65. Geburtstag. Olms, Hildesheim (...), 2000. X,717p. Paperback. Spine with light reading traces. Series: Spudasmata, 80.A.o.: G.A. SEECK: Die Entstehung der Tragödie - von Dionysos abgesehen (pp.1-21); B. MANUWALD: Phaidras nächtliche Überlegungen. Euripides, Hippolytos 373-390 (pp.59-81); E. OLSHAUSEN: Das Publikum des Aristophanes und sein geographischer Horizont (pp.99-129); G. MAZZOLI: Ombre nell' 'Octavia' (pp.203-221); W. GÖRLER: Verkleidungsintrigen (pp.267-287); A.S. GRATWICK: Brauchen wir einen neuen Plautus? (pp.321-345); H.D. JOCELYN: The Unpretty Boy of Plautus' Pseudolus (767-789); J. BARSBY: Donatus on Terence: The 'Eunuchus' Commentary (pp.491-515); K. STIER: Gorgias über die Fiktionalität der Tragödie (pp.575-619); J. CHRISTES: Ars poetica und Komödie (pp.637-661). From the library of the late Prof. W. Geoffrey Arnott. € 65.00 (Antiquarian)

STIEBITZ, F., and R. HOŠEK, (eds.), Charisteria Francisco Novotny octogenario oblata. Státní Pedagogické Nakladatelství, Praha, 1962. 271,IXp. ills.(B&W photographs). Half cloth. Cover a bit grimy. corners a bit bumped and a bit worn. Pencil underlinings and a pen mark from pp.7-10. (Rare). Essays primarily in French and German. A.o.: L. VIDMAN: Les fouilles de Ras-Shamra et les abécédaires antiques (pp.7-13); Z.K. VYSOKY: Zu den neuentdeckten Bruchstücken der Tragödie 'Glaukos Potnieus' von Aischylos (Pap. Oxyrh. 2160 fr.1-9) (pp.13-29); M. Okál: Aristophane et les musiciens (pp.29-43); A. BARTONEK: Problem of Double e, o- Sounds in Ancient Greek Dialects (pp.79-93); A. KRÍŽ: Die Aristotelische Lehre über den Begriff des Stoicheion (pp.131-143); J. DOBIÁŠ: Les problèmes chronologiques de la Colonne de Marc Aurèle à Rome (pp.161-175); K. SVOBODA: Über die 'Geschichte des Apollonius von Tyrus'(pp.213-225). J. LUCVÍKOVSKY: Die 'Janua rerum' des Comenius im Lichte neuer Handschriftenfunde (pp.239-251). From the library of Professor Carl Deroux. € 45.00 (Antiquarian)

TAPLIN, O. Comic Angels and Other Approaches to Greek Drama through Vase-Paintings. Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1993. XII,129p. ills.(B&W photographs). Original blue gilt titled cloth with dust wrps. With review loosely inserted. Im Zentrum Taplins Untersuchung 'steht der Nachweis, daß die (...) Phlyakenvasen nicht etwa eine autochtone unteritalische Posse des 3.Jh. vor Chr. abbilden, sondern Szenen aus der attischen Komödie, die in der Magna Graecia ein exklusives Nachleben gefunden hätten (...) Auch so wird deutlich geworden sein, daß T. ein wichtiges Kapitel der griechischen Literatur- und Theatergeschichte umgeschrieben und zur Diskussion gestellt hat. Die These der 'Comic Angels', nämlich die Verknüpfung der sog. 'Phlykatenvasen' mit der attischen Komödie des 5. und 4. Jh., wird Bestand haben, auch wenn bei der Interpretationene einzelner Gefäße noch Fragen offen sind.' (EGERT PÖHLMANN in Gnomon, 1998, p.389-390). 'There is much to quibble with in this book, but anyone who is interested in the history of drama must feel grateful to Taplin for bringing his thesis to public attention in such an interesting format and with sufficient illustration that even those not normally interested in vase painting will feel the attraction of these fascinating vases.' (WILLIAM J. SLATER in Bryn Mawr Classical Review 04.05.12). From the library of the late Prof. W. Geoffrey Arnott. € 60.00 (Antiquarian)

THIERCY, P., Aristophane: Fiction et Dramaturgie. Les Belles Lettres, Paris, 1986. 408p. Paperback. Front cover a bit wrinkled. Tail a little bit bumped. Small personal library mark and name on free endpaper. 'The aim (of this book - ND) is to identify dramaturgical features which are common to many or all of the plays. (…) The fourth and final part of the book, about dramatic structure, is the most original, but in the end I find it unconvincing. T. identifies three types of structure in the plays. First there is the structure of initiation, an arduous journey leading to a new life. (…) His second type is erotic structure. (…) Finally there is ‘la structure tournante', which means that a character or chorus undergoes a change. (…) As in many parts of the book, he has raised an interesting question, made some sound points, and yet failed to bring the discussion to a satisfying conclusion.' (DOUGLAS M. MacDOWELL in The Classical Review (New Series), 1987, pp.152-53). From the library of the late Sir Kenneth James Dover. € 35.00 (Antiquarian)

TODD, O.J., Index Aristophaneus. Ex Universitatis Harvardianae Prelis Cantabrigiae Editus, 1932. IX,275p. Cloth. Spine gilt stamped. € 100.50 (Antiquarian)

TREU, M., Undici cori Comici. Aggressività, derisione e technice drammatiche in Aristofane. Università di Genova, Facolta di Lettere e Filosofia, Genova, 1999. 221p. Wireless. Seriously warped to head spine and upper part pages in margin near spine. Tail spine a bit damaged. Series: Pubblicazioni del D.Ar.Fi.CL.ET, N.S., n.181. (Rare). From the library of Prof. Carl Deroux. € 40.00 (Antiquarian)

VANHAEGENDOREN, K., Die Darstellung des Friedens in den 'Acharnern' und im 'Frieden' des Aristophanes. Stilistische Untersuchungen. LIT Verlag, Hamburg, 1996. 172p. Sewn. Front cover a little bit damaged. € 22.50 (Antiquarian)

WESTENDORP BOERMA, R.E.H., Kômôidotragêmata. Studia Aristophanea viri Aristophanei W.J.W. Koster in honorem. Hakkert, Amsterdam, 1967. 183p. Cloth. Small personal library mark and name on free endpaper. A.o.: K.J. DOVER: Portrait-Masks in Aristophanes (pp.16-29); Th. GELZER: Eine Aristophaneshandschrift und ihre Besitzer (pp.29-47); J. IRIGOIN: Côlon, vers et période (à propos d'un choeur des Nuées d'Aristophane (pp.65-74); L.M. POSITANO: Aristofane e il comico (pp.82-108); M. van der VALK: Observations in connection with Aristophanes (pp.125-145). From the library of the late Sir Kenneth James Dover. € 45.00 (Antiquarian)