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...

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Main Author: N. D. Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MGIMO University Press 2019-08-01
Series:Концепт: философия, религия, культура
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Online Access:https://concept.mgimo.ru/jour/article/view/282

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