Rude Talk in Athens: Comedy, Democracy, and the Most Important Writer You've Never Heard of by Mark Haskell Smith

Rude Talk in Athens: Comedy, Democracy, and the Most Important Writer You've Never Heard of

Mark Haskell Smith

210 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays history funny informative lighthearted medium-paced
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In ancient Athens, thousands would attend theatre festivals that turned writing into a fierce battle for fame, money, and laughably large trophies. While the tragedies earned artistic respect, it was the comedies―the raunchy jokes, vulgar innuendo...

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