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Aristophanes' comedies have stood the test of time as some of the greatest comic literature. This work illuminates the philosophical insights in Aristophanes' texts by presenting close readings of "Clouds", "Wasps", "Assemblywomen", and "Lysistrata", addressing their comic genius at the same time.

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Each chapter of 'Philosophy and Comedy' delivers a novel interpretation of the Aristophanic text, viewed through the lens of Plato . . . .2009

-- Michael J. Griffin * University of British Columbia *

Table of Contents

Contents
Acknowledgments

Introduction: On the Underlying Sense of Aristophanic Comedy

Part 1. Logos and Human Limits
1. Clouds and the Measuring of Logos
2. Wasps and the Limits of Logos

Part 2. Eros and Human Limits
3. Assemblywomen: Eros and Human Law
4. Lysistrata: Eros and Transcendence

Conclusion: Ridicule and Measure

Notes
Bibliography
Index

Philosophy and Comedy Aristophanes Logos and

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      Publisher MH - Indiana University Press
      Published 4/16/2008 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780253219701
      978-0253219701
      ISBN-10 0253219701

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Aristophanes' comedies have stood the test of time as some of the greatest comic literature. This work illuminates the philosophical insights in Aristophanes' texts by presenting close readings of "Clouds", "Wasps", "Assemblywomen", and "Lysistrata", addressing their comic genius at the same time.

      Trade Review

      Each chapter of 'Philosophy and Comedy' delivers a novel interpretation of the Aristophanic text, viewed through the lens of Plato . . . .2009

      -- Michael J. Griffin * University of British Columbia *

      Table of Contents

      Contents
      Acknowledgments

      Introduction: On the Underlying Sense of Aristophanic Comedy

      Part 1. Logos and Human Limits
      1. Clouds and the Measuring of Logos
      2. Wasps and the Limits of Logos

      Part 2. Eros and Human Limits
      3. Assemblywomen: Eros and Human Law
      4. Lysistrata: Eros and Transcendence

      Conclusion: Ridicule and Measure

      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index

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