Aristophanic Comedy and the Challenge of Democratic Citizenship

Name: Aristophanic Comedy and the Challenge of Democratic Citizenship
Brand: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
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By John Zumbrunnen

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Aristophanic Comedy and the Challenge of Democratic Citizenship finds in Aristophanes' comedies a complex comic disposition necessary for meeting the fundamental challenge of ordinary citizenship. That challenge, Zumbrunnen argues, emerges from the tension between two democratic impulses: a rebelliousness that resists all attempts to impose any form of institutionalized rule; and an inclination toward collective action taken through institutions of popular rule. Democracy demands that ordinary citizens negotiate the tension between these often conflicting impulses. Aristophanes' comedies rest upon and seek to instill in spectators a complex comic disposition that holds a simple celebration of rebellion in tension with an appreciation for the organized collective action necessary to bring about real change.

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Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 174
Release Date:: 2017-01-23
Publication Date:: 2017-01-23
Publisher:: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1580465889
ISBN13:: 9781580465885
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 262 g
Height:: 15.2 cm
Width:: 22.9 cm
Thickness:: 1 cm

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