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Carlo Ferdinando Russo's book has been a seminal work on Aristophanes since its publication in Italy in 1962. In his detailed analysis, Professor Russo considers the plays as libretti for actors and singers rather than as mere texts, and never loses sight of the stage. This is the classic book about Aristophanes. Now finally available in English and much-updated, it is essential reading for any student of Athenian comedy.Russo, Carlo Ferdinando is the author of 'Aristophanes An Author for the Stage' with ISBN 9780415010825 and ISBN 0415010829.
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