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Philosophy & Comedy: Aristophanes, Logos, and Eros (Studies in Continental Thought)

By Bernard Freydberg

Book information

Year
2008
ISBN
0253219701
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9260746 bytes)
Pages
248\250
Topic
Education
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Aristophanes' comedies have stood the test of time as some of the greatest comic literature ever produced. While there have been numerous commentaries on Aristophanes and his world, until now there has been no systematic philosophical treatment of his comedies. In Philosophy and Comedy, Bernard Freydberg illuminates the philosophical insights in Aristophanes' texts by presenting close readings of Clouds, Wasps, Assemblywomen, and Lysistrata, addressing their comic genius at the same time. Freydberg challenges notions that philosophy is best served by a tragic disposition and arrives at a new assessment of the philosophical importance of comedy.

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