Against demagogues : what Aristophanes can teach us about the perils of populism and the fate of democracy, new translations of the Acharnians and the Knights /

"Against Demagogues presents Robert C. Bartlett's new translations of Aristophanes' most overtly political works, Acharnians and Knights. In these fantastically inventive, raucous, and raunchy comedies, the powerful politician Cleon proves to be democracy's greatest opponent. Wit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bartlett, Robert C., 1964- (Traductor), Aristophanes
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Griego Antiguo
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020]
Temas:
Aristophanes > Translations into English.
Aristophanes > Criticism and interpretation.
Aristophanes.
Democracy in literature.
Populism in literature.
Justice in literature.
Populisme dans la littérature.
Justice dans la littérature.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory
Ancient world guides.
athens.
classics.
comic.
conservatism.
danger.
demagoguery.
democracy.
educational plays.
external warfare.
government.
justice.
liberalism.
new translation.
poetry.
polarization.
politics.
power.
threat.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Translations.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introductions: why we should read Aristophanes
  • The Acharnians
  • On the Acharnians
  • The Knights
  • On the Knights
  • Appendix : Cleon's speech to the Athenian assembly (Thucydides, war of the Peloponnesians and Athenians 3.36-40).

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