Politics and Persuasion in Aristophanes' Ecclesiazusae (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789004091856)

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Politics and Persuasion in Aristophanes' Ecclesiazusae

$153.00

Politics and Persuasion in Aristophanes' Ecclesiazusae

$153.00
Format: Paperback
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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 to address both public and private motivations makes it the perfect instrument to resolve the tension in the fourth century between selfishness and civic participation. This is, after all, the central issue in the later episodes of the play.

Author: K. S. Rothwell
ISBN-10: 9004091858
ISBN-13: 9789004091856
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 05/01/1990
Pages: 120
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 9.42h x 6.34w x 0.36d
By K. S. Rothwell
By K. S. Rothwell
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Kenneth Rothwell, Ph.D. Columbia University (1985), is Associate Professor in the Department of Classics, Holy Cross College, Worcester, MA. He has received the Lawler Scholarship and the President's fellowship and the University fellowship from Columbia. This volume is his first major publication.

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