AGAINST A DIDACTIC READING OF THE PARABASIS IN ARISTOPHANES’ FROGS
Given its topicality, it is tempting to suppose that one may find important insights into the politics of late 5th C. Athens in Aristophanes’ comedies. The problem, I contend, is when scholars think they can discern Aristophanes’ own political views simply by supposing that some character in the pla...
Main Author: | N. D. Smith |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MGIMO University Press
2019-08-01
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Series: | Концепт: философия, религия, культура |
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Online Access: | https://concept.mgimo.ru/jour/article/view/282 |
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