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

Freydberg, Bernard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0253219701 ISBN 13: 9780253219701

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2008

Synopsis

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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[ Philosophy & Comedy: Aristophanes, Logos, and Eros Studies in Continental Thought (Paperback) By ( Author ) Apr-2008 Paperback

Review:

Each chapter of 'Philosophy and Comedy' delivers a novel interpretation of the Aristophanic text, viewed through the lens of Plato . . . .2009--Michael J. Griffin "University of British Columbia "

About this edition

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0253219701
• ISBN 13: 9780253219701
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248