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Item Restricted CLAS101: Classical Studies: Greek Literature Myth and Society(Victoria University of Wellington, 2014) Perris, SimonItem Restricted CLAS203: Classical Studies: Greek and Roman Drama(Victoria University of Wellington, 2014) Perris, SimonItem Restricted CLAS208: Classical Studies: Greek Social History(2018) Perris, SimonItem Restricted CLAS210: Classical Studies: Greek and Roman Epic(Victoria University of Wellington, 2013) Perris, SimonItem Restricted CLAS210: Classical Studies: Greek and Roman Epic(Victoria University of Wellington, 2017) Perris, SimonItem Restricted CLAS303: Classical Studies: Greek and Roman Drama(Victoria University of Wellington, 2014) Perris, SimonItem Restricted CLAS310: Classical Studies: Greek and Roman Epic(2019) Perris, SimonItem Restricted CLAS310: Classical Studies: Greek and Roman Epic(Victoria University of Wellington, 2013) Perris, SimonItem Restricted CLAS310: Classical Studies: Greek and Roman Epic(Victoria University of Wellington, 2017) Perris, SimonItem Restricted CLAS401: Classical Studies: Topic in Literary Genre(Victoria University of Wellington, 2014) Perris, SimonItem Restricted GREE216: Greek: Greek Literature(Victoria University of Wellington, 2016) Perris, SimonItem Restricted GREE316: Greek: Advanced Greek Literature B(Victoria University of Wellington, 2017) Perris, SimonItem Restricted GREE316: Greek: Advanced Greek Literature B(Victoria University of Wellington, 2016) Perris, SimonItem Restricted LATI213: Latin: Latin Literature and Language A(2018) Perris, SimonItem Restricted LATI213: Latin: Latin Literature and Language A(Victoria University of Wellington, 2013) Perris, SimonItem Restricted LATI214: Latin: Latin Literature and Language B(Victoria University of Wellington, 2010) Perris, SimonItem Restricted LATI214: Latin: Latin Literature and Language B(Victoria University of Wellington, 2017) Perris, SimonItem Restricted LATI330: Latin: Advanced Latin Literature(Victoria University of Wellington, 2016) Perris, SimonItem Restricted LATI402: Latin: Augustans(Victoria University of Wellington, 2013) Perris, SimonItem Restricted "We Laughed Ourselves to Tears": Euripides and the Question of Comedy(Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2004) Perris, SimonThis thesis explores the notion of 'Euripidean Comedy', that is, the presence, form and function of comic elements in Euripidean drama. Chapter One addresses comedy and 'comic elements' in relation to tragedy in general and Euripides in particular, closing with a short introduction to each of the three plays to be discussed in the subsequent chapters. Using Bernd Seidensticker as a sounding-board, Chapter Two outlines the comic elements of the Bacchae, concluding that these ultimately feed into the play's overwhelming tragedy. Chapter Three presents a reading of the Helen as a 'comic' play with an undeniably serious message. The final chapter addresses the comic aspect of the Orestes, arguing that the Orestes is tragic, but in a surprising and unconventional manner. The conclusion of this thesis is that genre-play is a Euripidean constant, and that the application of humour to tragedy is a central element of Euripidean dramaturgy. For the sake of consistency, I have adopted the Anglicised Latin forms of Greek names throughout. For example, 'Menelaus' rather than 'Menelaos', 'Aeschylus' rather than 'Aiskhylos', and so on. The plays of Aristophanes and Euripides are referred to by their English titles. For example, 'Phoenician Women' for 'Phoenissae', 'Frogs for 'Ranae', 'Women at the Thesmophoria' for 'Thesmophoriazousae' and so on. The text used for Euripides is Diggle's OCT. Unless stated otherwise, translations of Euripides are taken from David Kovacs' Loeb series. Abbreviations of periodical titles follow L'Annee Philologique.
