Two Obscene Jokes in Aristophanes’ Wasps and Peace

• Authors: Smith Nicholas D.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In this paper, I explain passages in Aristophanes’ Wasps and Peace, in which double-meaning jokes are made with reference to the female pubic region. In particular, I claim that the jokes do not simply refer to pubic hair, but instead are intended to refer to the stubble that would remain after depilation.

Keywords

EN

Aristophanes; obscenity; sex; depilation

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Eirene. Studia Graeca et Latina
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 49
• Issue: 1-2
• Pages: 147-152

Contributors

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Smith Nicholas D.