Politics and persuasion in Aristophanes' Ecclesiazusae /

Politics and persuasion in Aristophanes' Ecclesiazusae /

This study shows that the Ecclesiazusae is an affirmation of the importance of persuasion in the fourth- century democracy. Praxagora, the attractive and articulate female protagonist, virtually personifies peitho , the realm of both political persuasion and erotic seduction. The ability of peitho t...

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Main Author: Rothwell, Kenneth Sprague, 1955-

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; New York : E.J. Brill, 1990.

Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements 111.
Mnemosyne Supplements Online, Volumes 1-203, ISBN: 9789004381049.

Subjects:

Aristophanes. > Ecclesiazusae.
Aristophanes > Political and social views.
Aristophanes.
Ecclesiazusae (Aristophanes)
Politics in literature.
Comedy.
Political and social views.
Politics and government
Athens (Greece) > Politics and government.
Greece > Athens.

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Call Number: PA3875.E3 R68 1990

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
  • Kenneth S. Rothwell
  • Critical Problems in the Ecclesiazusae /
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  • Peithô, erôs, and politics /
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  • The action of the play /
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  • Praxagora, women and rhetoric /
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  • Conclusions /
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  • Bibliography /
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  • Index locorum /
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  • General Index /
  • Kenneth S. Rothwell.