Aristophanic comedy and the challenge of democratic citizenship /

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Democracy challenges ordinary citizens, calling upon them both to resist institutionalized rule as a potential gateway to elite domination and, at the same time, to work towards responsible collective action. This book locates in Aristophanes' comedies a complex comic disposition appropriate to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Zumbrunnen, John
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Rochester, N.Y. : University of Rochester Press, 2012.
Temas:
Aristophanes > Criticism and interpretation.
Aristophanes.
Aristophanes
Citizenship.
Democracy.
Citizenship in literature.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
Citizenship
Citizenship in literature
Democracy
Democracy in literature.
Medborgarskap i litteraturen.
Demokrati i litteraturen.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Democracy challenges ordinary citizens, calling upon them both to resist institutionalized rule as a potential gateway to elite domination and, at the same time, to work towards responsible collective action. This book locates in Aristophanes' comedies a complex comic disposition appropriate to this fundamental challenge of ordinary citizenship.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 176 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781580467711
1580467717
9781580468251
158046825X

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