The paper addresses the role that mountains play in Greek Comedy, both in a literal and metaphorical sense. For each of these two connotations, three cases will be discussed. The first section of the paper focuses on Cratinus’ Dionysalexandros, Aristophanes’ Peace, and Menander’s Dyskolos. In each example the mountain plays a different role: in the first one it is the setting of the play; in the second one it represents a place to reach; in the third one it is a key element affecting the protagonist’s behaviour. The second part of the paper deals with three instances in which mountains are used as metaphors, metonymies or in refined wordplays.
Le montagne in commedia: passi e passaggi reali e metaforici.
VIRGINIA MASTELLARI
2019-01-01
Abstract
The paper addresses the role that mountains play in Greek Comedy, both in a literal and metaphorical sense. For each of these two connotations, three cases will be discussed. The first section of the paper focuses on Cratinus’ Dionysalexandros, Aristophanes’ Peace, and Menander’s Dyskolos. In each example the mountain plays a different role: in the first one it is the setting of the play; in the second one it represents a place to reach; in the third one it is a key element affecting the protagonist’s behaviour. The second part of the paper deals with three instances in which mountains are used as metaphors, metonymies or in refined wordplays.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
