Table of Contents

Note on Texts and Translations
List of Abbreviations

Introduction
Playing with Words: Jokes and Poetic Language
Playing With Theatre: Jokes and Dramatic Performance
Playing with Plot: Jokes and Storytelling
Conclusions: Comedy and the Avant-Garde in the Fifth-Century and Beyond

Bibliography

Promotional Information

Argues that far from being a trivial aspect of Old Comedy, jokes are a crucial medium through which ancient Greek comic poets deconstruct the relationship between language and meaning.

About the Author

Naomi Scott is A.G. Leventis Fellow in Greek Studies at the University of Bristol, UK.