Rude Talk in Athens: Ancient Rivals, the Birth of Comedy, and a Writer's Journey through Greece by Mark Haskell Smith

Rude Talk in Athens: Ancient Rivals, the Birth of Comedy, and a Writer's Journey through Greece

Mark Haskell Smith with Brandon Massey (Narrator)

Audiobook edition 5h 24m • audio • 2021

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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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