Menander to Marivaux: The History of a Comic Structure

Menander to Marivaux: The History of a Comic Structure
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Publisher : University of Alberta
Total Pages : 220
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ISBN-10 : 0888640188
ISBN-13 : 9780888640185
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Download or read book Menander to Marivaux: The History of a Comic Structure written by E.J.H. Greene and published by University of Alberta. This book was released on 1977 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author examines comedies based on a structure first used by Menander in the fourth century B.C. and brought to its precise formulations and brilliance by Marivaux in the eighteenth century A.D.


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