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Aristophanic comedy and the challenge of democratic citizenship /

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.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Frontcover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Peaceful Voyages; 2 Ordinary Citizens, High Culture, and the Salvation of the City; 3 Arche and the Anger of the Ordinary Citizen; 4 Elite Domination and the Clever Citizen; 5 Fantasy, Irony, and Economic Justice; Conclusion: Democratic Possibilities; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Backcover.