Comic Democracies : From Ancient Athens to the American Republic /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fletcher, Angus (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Greek drama (Comedy)
Democracy in literature.
Democracy and the arts.
DRAMA > Ancient, Classical & Medieval.
Democratie et arts.
Comedie grecque > Histoire et critique.
Greek drama (Comedy) > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: modern democracies and ancient demokratia
  • The ancient history of comedy and demokratia
  • Fortune favors the impetuous
  • The virtu of imitation
  • The pursuit of indolence
  • Quixotic governance
  • Amending ourselves
  • Demokratia at Denshawai
  • Conclusion: the futures of comic democracy.

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