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AN ARISTOTELIAN APPROACH TO ARISTOPHANES’ LYSISTRATA

Year 2018, Volume: 11 Issue: 2, 1 - 16, 26.12.2018

Abstract

Comedy, which developed as a literary genre after tragedy, is a popular dramatic form in ancient Greek literature. In accordance with the periods of time through which it differs, comedy as a genre is divided into three types; Old Comedy, Middle Comedy and New Comedy. Regarded as a surviving manuscript of Old Comedy, Aristophanes’ Lysistrata provides evidence about the features of Old Comedy. Therefore, the aim of the study is to examine the play by focusing on the features which Aristotle seeks in a tragedy, which he regards as the best dramatic form. Through an Aristotelian reading of the play, the study reveals that although the play as comedy shares a lot of features with tragedy, it differs from tragedy in terms of content, language and characters.

References

  • Aristophanes (2007). Lysistrata. James Thomas, Iris McQuillan-Grace, Bill Kozy, Jones Aron, Ana Parsons, Nicole D’Amico, Pam Diem (Eds.). Old Greenwich, CT: Macmillan Films.
  • Aristotle (13.09.2007). Poetics. Trans. S. H. Butcher. The Internet Classics Archive. Web Atomic and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. http://www.classics.mit.edu/Aristotle.html. (Accessed on 24.10. 2015).
  • Aristotle (15 July 2015). Nichomachean Ethics. Trans. W. D. Ross. University of Adelaide. South Australia. https://www.ebooks.adelaide.edu.au. (Accesssed on 21.10.2015).
  • Corrigan, Robert W., ed. (1987). Classical Comedy-Greek and Roman: Six Plays. New York: Applause Theatre Book Publishers.
  • Henderson, Jeffrey (1987). “Older Women in Attic Comedy”. Transactions of the American Philological Association 117, 105–129.
  • Proveti, John “Aristophanes’ Lysistrata”. http://www.protevi.com. 1-4. (Accessed on 25.10.2015). Scott, Andrew (2005). Comedy. New York: Routledge.
  • Storey, I an C .; A rlene, A llan ( 2005). A Guide to Ancient Drama. Malden: Blackwell Publishing.

ARİSTOPHANES’İN LYSİSTRATA OYUNUNA ARİSTOTELESÇİ BİR YAKLAŞIM

Year 2018, Volume: 11 Issue: 2, 1 - 16, 26.12.2018

Abstract

Edebi bir tür olarak trajediden sonra gelişen komedi eski Yunan edebiyatında popüler olan bir tiyatro biçimidir. Komedi, bir tür olarak, farklılık gösterdiği

zaman dilimlerine göre Eski Komedi, Orta Komedi ve Yeni Komedi olmak üzere üçe ayrılmaktadır. Eski Komedi’nin yaşayan bir eseri sayılan,

Aristophanes’in Lysistrata’sı, Eski Komedi’nin özellikleriyle ilgili kanıt sağlamaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı Aristoteles’in en iyi tiyatro biçimi olarak

gördüğü trajedide aradığı özelliklere odaklanarak Lysistrata oyununu incelemektir. Oyunun bir Aristoteles değerlendirmesiyle, çalışma, bir komedi

olarak oyunun trajedi ile birçok özelliği paylaşsa da, içerik, dil ve karakterler açısından trajediden değişiklik gösterdiğini ortaya çıkarmaktadır.


References

  • Aristophanes (2007). Lysistrata. James Thomas, Iris McQuillan-Grace, Bill Kozy, Jones Aron, Ana Parsons, Nicole D’Amico, Pam Diem (Eds.). Old Greenwich, CT: Macmillan Films.
  • Aristotle (13.09.2007). Poetics. Trans. S. H. Butcher. The Internet Classics Archive. Web Atomic and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. http://www.classics.mit.edu/Aristotle.html. (Accessed on 24.10. 2015).
  • Aristotle (15 July 2015). Nichomachean Ethics. Trans. W. D. Ross. University of Adelaide. South Australia. https://www.ebooks.adelaide.edu.au. (Accesssed on 21.10.2015).
  • Corrigan, Robert W., ed. (1987). Classical Comedy-Greek and Roman: Six Plays. New York: Applause Theatre Book Publishers.
  • Henderson, Jeffrey (1987). “Older Women in Attic Comedy”. Transactions of the American Philological Association 117, 105–129.
  • Proveti, John “Aristophanes’ Lysistrata”. http://www.protevi.com. 1-4. (Accessed on 25.10.2015). Scott, Andrew (2005). Comedy. New York: Routledge.
  • Storey, I an C .; A rlene, A llan ( 2005). A Guide to Ancient Drama. Malden: Blackwell Publishing.
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Primary Language English
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Nilay Erdem Ayyıldız

Publication Date December 26, 2018
Submission Date July 11, 2018
Published in Issue Year 2018 Volume: 11 Issue: 2

Cite

APA Erdem Ayyıldız, N. (2018). AN ARISTOTELIAN APPROACH TO ARISTOPHANES’ LYSISTRATA. International Journal of Social Inquiry, 11(2), 1-16.

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