Philosophy, Poetry, and Power in Aristophanes''s Birds

This book presents a close, linear reading of Aristophanes' Birds. It argues that the play provides a continuation and deepening of the author's critique of the sophists found in Clouds.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Peisetaerus and Euelpides
Chapter 2: Persuading Tereus
Chapter 3: Persuading the Birds
Chapter 4: Persuading Human Beings
Chapter 5: Nephelokokkygia I: Before the City is Founded
Chapter 6: Nephelokokkygia II: After the City is Founded
Chapter 7: The Return of Nomos
Chapter 8: Persuading the Gods
Chapter 9: Peisetaerus Tyrannos
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Line Allocation of the Prologue (1-161)
Appendix 2: Pederasty in Aristophanes

About the author

Daniel Holmes is associate professor of classics at Sewanee: The University of the South.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Holmes
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781498590761
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-9076-1
• No. of pages: 246
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; HUMOR / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, PERFORMING ARTS / General, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Humour, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Other performing arts, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form