Aristophanes the Democrat (e-bog) af Sidwell, Keith
Sidwell, Keith (forfatter)

Aristophanes the Democrat e-bog

288,10 DKK (inkl. moms 360,12 DKK)
This book provides a new interpretation of the nature of Old Comedy and its place at the heart of Athenian democratic politics. Professor Sidwell argues that Aristophanes and his rivals belonged to opposing political groups, each with their own political agenda. Through disguised caricature and parody of their rivals' work, the poets expressed and fuelled the political conflict between their fa...
E-bog 288,10 DKK
Forfattere Sidwell, Keith (forfatter)
Udgivet 22 oktober 2009
Genrer 1QDAG
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780511700378
This book provides a new interpretation of the nature of Old Comedy and its place at the heart of Athenian democratic politics. Professor Sidwell argues that Aristophanes and his rivals belonged to opposing political groups, each with their own political agenda. Through disguised caricature and parody of their rivals' work, the poets expressed and fuelled the political conflict between their factions. Professor Sidwell rereads the principal texts of Aristophanes and the fragmented remains of the work of his rivals in the light of these arguments for the political foundations of the genre.