Aristophanes the Democrat: The Politics of Satirical Comedy During the Peloponnesian War
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- Synopsis
- 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.
- Copyright:
- 2009
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- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780511655999
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780521519984, 9780511658204
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 10/13/10
- Copyrighted By:
- Keith Sidwell
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Drama, Plays and Theater, Language Arts, Humor, Politics and Government
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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