 The spirit of parody and burlesque, which is a general trait of the Aristophanic drama, here displays itself most freely and amusingly. Even the solemn genius of Pindar does not escape entirely the poet's whimsical perversions. The dithyrambic poets in...  The Birds of Aristophanes - Page vby Aristophanes - 1864 - 236 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Aristophanes - 1849 - 256 pages
...material points of the comedy of Aristophanes sufficiently clear. The playful satire of the Birds is more comprehensive and genial than that of any other of...the poet's whimsical perversions. The dithyrambic poets in general are unsparingly ridiculed ; the philosophers and men of science are not allowed to... | |
 | Aristophanes - 1852 - 152 pages
...material points of the comedy of Aristophanes sufficiently clear. The playful satire of the Birds is more comprehensive and genial than that of any other of...parody and burlesque, which is a general trait of the Aristophauic drama, here displays itself most freely and amusingly. Even the solemn genius of Pindar... | |
 | Bernard Rölker - German language - 1854 - 338 pages
...illustrate the political illusion*, and the application of judicial expressions, in the course of the piece The satire of the birds is more playful, comprehensive...of parody and burlesque, which is a general trait in the Aristophanic drama, here displays itaelf most freely and amusingly. " The dithyrambic poets... | |
 | Aristophanes - 1861 - 262 pages
...made at random, but that, in every instance, they were chosen with a special meaning, and to effect a particular purpose, in point of art. In considering...the poet's whimsical perversions. The dithyrambic poets in general are unsparingly ridiculed ; the philosophers and men of science are not allowed to... | |
 | Horace - 1869 - 642 pages
...and the application of judicial expressions, in the course of the piece The satire of the birds la more playful, comprehensive and genial than that of...of parody and burlesque, which is a general trait in the Aristophanic drama, here displays iteelf most freely and amusingly. " The dithyrambic poets... | |
 | William Watson Goodwin - Greek language - 1870 - 320 pages
...illustrate the political illusions, and the application of judicial expressions, in the course of the piece The satire of the birds is more playful, comprehensive...of parody and burlesque, which is a general trait in the Aristophanic drama, here displays itself most freely and amusingly. " The dithyrambic poets... | |
 | Robert F. Pennell - Greece - 1874 - 160 pages
...application of judicial expressions, in the course of the piece The satire of the birds is more playl'ul, comprehensive and genial than that of any other of...of parody and burlesque, which is a general trait in the Aristophanic drama, here displays itself most freely and amusingly. M The dithyrambic poets... | |
 | Juvenal - 1875 - 288 pages
...expresstons, tn the course of the ptece The satire of the btrds ts more playful, comprehenstve and gental than that of any other of the poet's comedies. The spirit of parody and burlesque, whtch ts a general trait tn the Artstophanic drama, here displays ttself most freely and amustngly.... | |
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