Aristophanes' Male and Female Revolutions

A Reading of Aristophanes' Knights and Assemblywomen

Inbunden, Engelska, 2005

AvKenneth M. De Luca,Kenneth M. de Luca,Kenneth M. De Luca,Kenneth M. de Luca

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This book provides careful readings of Aristophanes' Knights and Assemblywomen, and shows that in considering both plays as a pair each is better understood. While the Knights concerns the perfect democratic ruler, the Assemblywomen is about the perfect democratic law. The first close reading of these works and exploration of the connection between them, Aristophanes' Male and Female Revolutions not only illuminates these two plays, but also offers insight into questions at the core of political life. Kenneth De Luca's detailed analysis will be valuable to scholars of political philosophy, classical studies, and democratic theory.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2005-03-16
Mått155 x 235 x 18 mm
Vikt363 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieApplications of Political Theory
Antal sidor164
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780739108338

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Chapter 1 Paphlagon: Democracy's Tragic TendencyChapter 2 Demosthenes' Comic PlanChapter 3 The Deposing of ZeusChapter 4 The End of Demos' DemocratizationChapter 5 The Final Victory of PleasureChapter 6 Praxagora's LampChapter 7 Praxagora's Political Philosophy: A Study of Her Rehearsal SpeechChapter 8 The Price of UnityChapter 9 Praxagora's City of Pigs: The Hag SceneChapter 10 The Political Allegory of the Assemblywomen

In this fine analysis of two of Aristophanes' comedies, Kenneth De Luca shows the Athenian playwright to have offered a profound analysis of the fundamental problems of democratic politics, including the complex relation between politics and human nature. I strongly recommend Aristophanes' Male and Female Revolutions to students and scholars of political philosophy as well as of classical literature.