16. Lysistrata, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, MASH, and More
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English - April 22, 2020 11:53 - 1 hour - 70.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsSociety & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This episode features guest co-host, and fellow Baruch adjunct, Elizabeth Mannion. In this episode we consider language use and humor in Lysistrata by Aristophanes. We discuss slang as it compares to Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and accents and dialect used to stereotype character traits. We also talk about the dark comedy and screwball comedy genres and the parallels between this ancient Athenian play and films such as M.A.S.H., Dr. Strangelove, and even When Harry Met Sally.
We utilize both the 3rd and 4th editions of the Norton Anthology of World Literature, volume E.
You can visit Beth's website at elizabethmannion.com for more information on her work.
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Music: Fugue in C# Major, from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1": J.S. Bach
Music Synthesizer and Programming: Shawn P. Russell
Sound Consultant and Mixing: Shawn P. Russell
Recording and Editing: Rebecca L. Salois