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Reproducing Athens

"Reproducing Athens examines the role of romantic comedy, particularly the plays of Menander, in defending democratic culture and transnational polis culture against various threats during the initial and most fraught period of the Hellenistic Era."—Jacket.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 294 pages

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