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OverviewAristophanes' comic masterpiece Thesmophoriazusae has long been recognized amongst the plays of Old Comedy for its deconstruction of tragic theatricality. This book reveals that this deconstruction is grounded not simply in Aristophanes' wider engagement with tragic realism. Rather, it demonstrates that from its outset Aristophanes' play draws upon Parmenides' philosophical revelations concerning reality and illusion, employing Eleatic strictures and imagery to philosophize the theatrical situation, criticize Aristophanes' poetic rival Euripides as promulgator of harmful deceptions, expose the dangerous complicity of Athenian theatre audiences in tragic illusion, and articulate political advice to an audience negotiating a period of political turmoil characterized by deception and uncertainty (the months before the oligarchic coup of 411 BC). The book thereby restores Thesmophoriazusae to its proper status as a philosophical comedy and reveals hitherto unrecognized evidence of Aristophanes' political use of Eleatic ideas during the late fifth century BC. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ashley Clements (Trinity College, Dublin)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.50cm Weight: 0.420kg ISBN: 9781107040823ISBN 10: 1107040825 Pages: 244 Publication Date: 24 April 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsProagōn: a tragic fable; 1. Introduction; 2. Rereading the prologue; 3. Sophistic models: eristic and άντιλογία; 4. On what [it] is not: Gorgias and Empedocles; 5. On what [it] is: Parmenides, para-Doxa, and mortal error; 6. Conclusion; Appendices.ReviewsAuthor InformationAshley Clements is Lecturer in Greek Literature and Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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