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Volume 51

Excerpts from Criticism of the Works of World Authors from Classical Antiquity through the Fourteenth Century, from the First Appraisals to Current Evaluations

Lynn M. Zott

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Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, Vol. 51
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Acknowledgments

The editors wish to thank the copyright holders of the excerpted criticism included in this volume and the permissions managers of many book and magazine publishing companies for assisting us in securing reproduction rights. We are also grateful to the staffs of the Detroit Public Library, the Library of Congress, the University of Detroit Mercy Library, Wayne State University Purdy/Kresge Library Complex, and the University of Michigan Libraries for making their resources available to us. Following is a list of the copyright holders who have granted us permission to reproduce material in this volume of CMLC. Every effort has been made to trace copyright, but if omissions have been made, please let us know.

COPYRIGHTED MATERIALS IN CMLC, VOLUME 51, WERE REPRODUCED FROM THE FOLLOWING BOOKS:

Adrados, Francisco R. From Festival, Comedy and Tragedy: The Greek Origins of Theatre. E.J. Brill, 1975. Copyright © 1975 by E.J. Brill. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.—Arnott, Peter D. From Public and Performance in the Greek Theatre. Routledge, 1989. Copyright © 1989 by Routledge. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.— Arrowsmith, William. From Alcestis, by Euripides. Oxford University Press, 1974. Copyright © 1974 by Oxford University Press. All right reserved. Reproduced by permission—Ashby, Clifford. From Classical Greek Theatre: New Views of an Old Subject. University of Iowa Press, 1999. Copyright © 1999 by University of Iowa Press. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.— Aylen, Leo. From The Greek Theater. Associated University Presses, 1985. Copyright © 1985 by Associated University Presses. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.—Beck, Robert Holmes. From Aeschylus: Playwright Educator. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1975. Copyright © 1975 by The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.— Conacher, D.J. From Alcestis, by Euripides. Aris & Phillips Ltd., 1988. Copyright © 1988 by Aris & Phillips Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.—Dover, K.J. From Aristophanic Comedy. University of California Press, 1972. Copyright © 1972 by University of California Press. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.—Else, Gerald F. From The Origin and Early Form of Greek Tragedy. Harvard University Press, 1965. Copyright © 1965 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission Harvard University Press.—Goldberg, Sander M. From The Making of Menander’s Comedy. The Athlone Press, 1980. Copyright © 1980 by The Athlone Press. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.— Gounaridou, Kiki. From Euripides and Alcestis: Speculations, Simulations, and Stories of Love in the Athenian Culture. University Press of America, Inc., 1998. Copyright © 1998 by University Press of America, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.—Green, J.R. From Theatre in Ancient Greek Society. Routledge, 1994. Copyright © 1994 by Routledge. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.—Haigh, A.E. From The Attic Theatre: A Description of the Stage and Theatre of the Athenians, and of the Dramatic Performances at Athens. Oxford University Press, 1889. Copyright © 1889 by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.—Handley, E.W. From The “Dyskolos” of Menander. Harvard University Press, 1965. Copyright © 1965 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission Harvard University Press.—Herington, C.J. From Persians, by Aeschylus. Oxford University Press, 1981. Copyright 1981 by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.—Jones, John. From On Aristotle and Greek Tragedy. Oxford University Press, 1962. Copyright © 1962 by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission—Konstan, David. From Greek Comedy and Ideology. Oxford University Press, 1995. Copyright © 1995 by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.— MacDowell, Douglas M. From Aristophanes and Athens: An Introduction to the Plays. Oxford University Press, 1995. Copyright © 1995 by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.—Murray, Gilbert. From Aeschylus: The Creator of Tragedy. Oxford University Press, 1940. Copyright © 1940 by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.—Murray, Gilbert. From Aristophanes: A Study. Russell & Russell, Inc., 1933. Copyright © 1933 by Russell & Russell, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.—Podlecki, Anthony J. From The Political Background of Aeschlean Tragedy. The University of Michigan Press, 1966. Copyright © 1966 by The University of Michigan Press. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.—Ringer, Marc. From Electra and the Empty Urn: Metatheater and Role Playing in Sophocles. The University of North Carolina Press, 1998. Copyright © 1998 by The University of North Carolina Press. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.—Rothfield, Tom. From Classical Comedy: Armoury of Laughter, Democracy’s Bastion of Defence: Introducing a Law of Opposites. University Press of America, Inc., 1999. Copyright © 1999 by University Press of America, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.—Scodel, Ruth. From Sophocles. Twayne Publishers, 1984. Copyright © 1984 by Twayne Publishers. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.—Segal, Charles. From Euripides and the Poet of Sorrow: Art, Gender, and Commemoration in Alcestis, Hippolytus, and Hecuba. Duke University Press, 1993. Copyright © 1993 by

Duke University Press. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.—Solomos, Alexis. From The Living Aristophanes. The University of Michigan Press, 1974. Copyright © 1974 by The University of Michigan Press. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.——Spatz, Lois. From Aeschylus. Twayne Publishers, 1982. Copyright © 1982 by Twayne Publishers. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.—Spatz, Lois. From Aristophanes. Twayne Publishers, 1978. Copyright © 1978 by Twayne Publishers. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.—Stevens, Thomas Wood. From The Theatre: From Athens to Broadway. D. Appleton and Company, 1932. Copyright © 1932 by D. Appleton and Company. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.—Strauss, Leo. From Socrates and Aristophanes. The University of Chicago Press, 1966. Copyright © 1966 by The University of Chicago Press. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.— Walton, J. Michael and Peter D. Arnott. From Menander and the Making of Comedy. Greenwood Press,1996. © Copyright© 1996 by J. Michael Walton and Peter D. Arnott. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., Westport, CT.—Webster, T.B.L. From Roman Drama. Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1965. Copyright © 1965 by Routledge & Kegan Paul. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.—Wiles, David. From Greek Theatre Performance: An Introduction. Cambridge University Press, 2000. Copyright © 2000 by Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission of the publisher and author.—Whitman, Cedric H. From Sophocles: A Study of Heroic Humanism. Harvard University Press, 1951. Copyright © 1951 by Harvard University Press. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.—Wiles, David. From Greek Theatre Performance: An Introduction. Cambridge University Press, 2000. Copyright © 2000 by Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission of the publisher and author.

PHOTOGRAPHS AND ILLUSTRATIONS APPEARING IN CMLC, VOLUME 51, WERE RECEIVED FROM THE FOLLOWING SOURCES:

Aeschylus, drawing. The Library of Congress.—Alcestis, of Euripides, photograph. Hulton/Archive. Reproduced by permission.—Aristophanes, engraving.—Herod Atticus Amphitheater, Athens, Greece, 1976, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission.—Sophocles, photograph of an illustration. Archive Photos, Inc. Reproduced by permission.—Menander, sculpture. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.The Library of Congress.

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