The Political Theory of Aristophanes : Explorations in Poetic Wisdom.
Mhire, Jeremy J.
The Political Theory of Aristophanes : Explorations in Poetic Wisdom. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (372 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I -- Chapter 1: Seeing Democracy in the Clouds -- I. -- II. -- III. -- IV. -- V. -- Notes -- Chapter 2: The Meaning of Socrates' Asceticism in Aristophanes' Clouds -- I. -- II. -- III. -- IV. -- V. -- Notes -- Chapter 3: Rethinking the Quarrel Anew: Politics and Boasting in Aristophanes' Clouds -- What's In a Boast? The Ubiquity of Laughter in Clouds -- When Boasts Become Dangerous: The Nature of Politics -- Clouds as a Defense of Political Life -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Part II -- Chapter 4: Persuasion in Comedy and Comic Persuasion: Aristophanes and the Mysteries of Rhetoric -- I. -- II. -- III. -- IV. -- Notes -- Chapter 5: Boundaries: The Comic Poet Confronts the "Who" of Political Action -- The Acharnians -- The Lysistrata -- The Ecclesiazusae -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 6: Aristophanes and the Polis -- The Knights and the Absurdity of Politics -- Acharnians, Birds, and the Paradox of the City -- The Frogs: Saving Athens through Comedy -- Notes -- Chapter 7: On the Anabasis of Trygaeus: An Introduction to Aristophanes' Peace -- Peace -- Gods -- Comedy -- Notes -- Chapter 8: Aristophanes' Herodotean Inquiry: The Meaning of Athenian Imperialism in the Birds -- Notes -- Chapter 9: Learning the Lesson of Dionysus: Aristophanes' Tragicomic Wisdom and Poetic Politics in the Frogs -- A Divine Comedy: Contesting Divinity -- A Political Tragedy: Contesting Great Poetry -- Aristophanes' Tragicomic Wisdom and Poetic Politics in the Frogs -- Notes -- Chapter 10: Wealth and the Theology of Charity -- Chremylus and "Charity" -- The Counterclaims of Poverty -- Visitors to the New God: The Results of the Reform -- Love and Money -- Religion and Charity -- Charity Undermines Justice -- The Theology of Charity Is Secularizing -- Notes -- Part III. Chapter 11: Anger in Thucydides and Aristophanes: The Case of Cleon -- The Comic Boastfulness of Cleon -- Law, Anger, Necessity, and Eros -- Justice and Necessity in Aristophanes: Our Split Nature -- Anger/Waspishness in the Knights -- Anger/Waspishness in the Wasps -- Notes -- Chapter 12: The Comedy of the Just City: Aristophanes' Assemblywomen and Plato's Republic -- I. Introduction -- II. Praxagora's Design -- III. The Platonic Adaption of Praxagora's Design -- IV. Aristophanes and Plato -- Notes -- Chapter 13: Peisetairos of Aristophanes' Birds and the Erotic Tyrant of Republic IX -- I. The Erotic Tyrant of Republic IX -- II. Plato on Two Kinds of Eros -- III. Tyrannical Eros in the Symposium -- IV. Eros Tyrannos and Aristophanes' Birds -- V. Interpreting the Birds -- VI. The Ancient Quarrel between Plato and Aristophanes? -- Notes -- Chapter 14: Aristophanes' Feminine Comedies and Socratic Political Science -- Introduction -- Lysistrata and the Assembly of Women: Socratic Political Science -- Lysistrata -- Ecclesiazusae -- Aristophanes' Heroines and Socrates -- The Thesmophoriazusae and the Clouds: The Fallout from Socrates' Political Science -- Thesmophoriazusae -- Clouds -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Part IV -- Chapter 15: Leo Strauss's UnSocratic Aristophanes? -- I. Introduction -- II. The Clouds -- III. The Other Plays -- IV. Conclusion -- Notes -- About the Authors -- Index.
Examines the political dimensions of Aristophanes' comic poetry.
9781438450056
Aristophanes-Criticism and interpretation.
Electronic books.
PA3879.P58 2014eb
882.01
The Political Theory of Aristophanes : Explorations in Poetic Wisdom. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (372 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I -- Chapter 1: Seeing Democracy in the Clouds -- I. -- II. -- III. -- IV. -- V. -- Notes -- Chapter 2: The Meaning of Socrates' Asceticism in Aristophanes' Clouds -- I. -- II. -- III. -- IV. -- V. -- Notes -- Chapter 3: Rethinking the Quarrel Anew: Politics and Boasting in Aristophanes' Clouds -- What's In a Boast? The Ubiquity of Laughter in Clouds -- When Boasts Become Dangerous: The Nature of Politics -- Clouds as a Defense of Political Life -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Part II -- Chapter 4: Persuasion in Comedy and Comic Persuasion: Aristophanes and the Mysteries of Rhetoric -- I. -- II. -- III. -- IV. -- Notes -- Chapter 5: Boundaries: The Comic Poet Confronts the "Who" of Political Action -- The Acharnians -- The Lysistrata -- The Ecclesiazusae -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 6: Aristophanes and the Polis -- The Knights and the Absurdity of Politics -- Acharnians, Birds, and the Paradox of the City -- The Frogs: Saving Athens through Comedy -- Notes -- Chapter 7: On the Anabasis of Trygaeus: An Introduction to Aristophanes' Peace -- Peace -- Gods -- Comedy -- Notes -- Chapter 8: Aristophanes' Herodotean Inquiry: The Meaning of Athenian Imperialism in the Birds -- Notes -- Chapter 9: Learning the Lesson of Dionysus: Aristophanes' Tragicomic Wisdom and Poetic Politics in the Frogs -- A Divine Comedy: Contesting Divinity -- A Political Tragedy: Contesting Great Poetry -- Aristophanes' Tragicomic Wisdom and Poetic Politics in the Frogs -- Notes -- Chapter 10: Wealth and the Theology of Charity -- Chremylus and "Charity" -- The Counterclaims of Poverty -- Visitors to the New God: The Results of the Reform -- Love and Money -- Religion and Charity -- Charity Undermines Justice -- The Theology of Charity Is Secularizing -- Notes -- Part III. Chapter 11: Anger in Thucydides and Aristophanes: The Case of Cleon -- The Comic Boastfulness of Cleon -- Law, Anger, Necessity, and Eros -- Justice and Necessity in Aristophanes: Our Split Nature -- Anger/Waspishness in the Knights -- Anger/Waspishness in the Wasps -- Notes -- Chapter 12: The Comedy of the Just City: Aristophanes' Assemblywomen and Plato's Republic -- I. Introduction -- II. Praxagora's Design -- III. The Platonic Adaption of Praxagora's Design -- IV. Aristophanes and Plato -- Notes -- Chapter 13: Peisetairos of Aristophanes' Birds and the Erotic Tyrant of Republic IX -- I. The Erotic Tyrant of Republic IX -- II. Plato on Two Kinds of Eros -- III. Tyrannical Eros in the Symposium -- IV. Eros Tyrannos and Aristophanes' Birds -- V. Interpreting the Birds -- VI. The Ancient Quarrel between Plato and Aristophanes? -- Notes -- Chapter 14: Aristophanes' Feminine Comedies and Socratic Political Science -- Introduction -- Lysistrata and the Assembly of Women: Socratic Political Science -- Lysistrata -- Ecclesiazusae -- Aristophanes' Heroines and Socrates -- The Thesmophoriazusae and the Clouds: The Fallout from Socrates' Political Science -- Thesmophoriazusae -- Clouds -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Part IV -- Chapter 15: Leo Strauss's UnSocratic Aristophanes? -- I. Introduction -- II. The Clouds -- III. The Other Plays -- IV. Conclusion -- Notes -- About the Authors -- Index.
Examines the political dimensions of Aristophanes' comic poetry.
9781438450056
Aristophanes-Criticism and interpretation.
Electronic books.
PA3879.P58 2014eb
882.01