Philosophy & comedy : Aristophanes, logos, and erōs / Bernard Freydberg.

In Philosophy and Comedy, Bernard D. 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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Freydberg, Bernard, 1947-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2008.
Series:	Studies in Continental thought.
Subjects:	Aristophanes > Criticism and interpretation. Aristophanes Aristophanes. Greek drama (Comedy) > History and criticism. Mythology, Greek, in literature. Greek drama (Comedy) Mythology, Greek, in literature Philosophie Komödie Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:

Clouds and the measuring of logos
Wasps and the limits of logos
Assemblywomen : erōs and human law
Lysistrata : erōs and transcendence
Conclusion : ridicule and measure.

Philosophy & comedy : Aristophanes, logos, and erōs / Bernard Freydberg.

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