Aristophanes : the gods are laughing / written by April de Angelis ; produced by Tariq Ali ; directed by Coky Giedroyc ; Bandung Ltd. for Channel Four.

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"This pseudo-biography juxtaposes elements of Aristophanic plays with the activities of contemporaneous people to show how Aristophanes became the father of political satire and why his theatrical innovations are still staples of the contemporary theatre"--Container.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Bandung Limited Channel Four (Great Britain) Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Other Authors:	De Angelis, April Ali, Tariq Giedroyc, Coky Glenister, Robert Barber, Frances, 1958- Crutchley, Rosalie, 1921-1997 Barlow, Patrick Fletcher, Dexter, 1966- Pugh, Robert Izzard, Eddie
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004.
Subjects:	Aristophanes > Criticism and interpretation. Greek drama (Comedy) > History and criticism. Greek literature > History and criticism. Aristophanes. Greek drama (Comedy) Greek literature. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre:	Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Gods are laughing Gods are laughing : Aristophanes, his life and theatre Aristophanes, his life and theatre
Format:	Video DVD

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