The Political Theory of Aristophanes by Frost, Bryan-Paul,Mhire, Jeremy J. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Copyright Contents Introduction Part I

Chapter 1: Seeing Democracy in the Clouds

I. II. III. IV. V. Notes

Chapter 2: The Meaning of Socrates’ Asceticism in Aristophanes’ Clouds

I. II. III. IV. V. Notes

Chapter 3: Rethinking the Quarrel Anew: Politics and Boasting in Aristophanes’ Clouds

What’s In a Boast? The Ubiquity of Laughter in Clouds When Boasts Become Dangerous: The Nature of Politics Clouds as a Defense of Political Life Conclusion Notes

Part II

I. II. III. IV. Notes

Chapter 5: Boundaries: The Comic Poet Confronts the “Who” of Political Action

The Acharnians The Lysistrata The Ecclesiazusae Conclusion Notes

Chapter 6: Aristophanes and the Polis

The Knights and the Absurdity of Politics Acharnians, Birds, and the Paradox of the City The Frogs: Saving Athens through Comedy Notes

Chapter 7: On the Anabasis of Trygaeus: An Introduction to Aristophanes’ Peace

Peace Gods Comedy Notes

Notes

A Divine Comedy: Contesting Divinity A Political Tragedy: Contesting Great Poetry Aristophanes’ Tragicomic Wisdom and Poetic Politics in the Frogs Notes

Chapter 10: Wealth and the Theology of Charity

Chremylus and “Charity” The Counterclaims of Poverty Visitors to the New God: The Results of the Reform Love and Money Religion and Charity Charity Undermines Justice The Theology of Charity Is Secularizing Notes

Part III

Chapter 11: Anger in Thucydides and Aristophanes: The Case of Cleon

The Comic Boastfulness of Cleon Law, Anger, Necessity, and Eros Justice and Necessity in Aristophanes: Our Split Nature Anger/Waspishness in the Knights Anger/Waspishness in the Wasps Notes

I. Introduction II. Praxagora’s Design III. The Platonic Adaption of Praxagora’s Design IV. Aristophanes and Plato Notes

Chapter 13: Peisetairos of Aristophanes’ Birds and the Erotic Tyrant of Republic IX

I. The Erotic Tyrant of Republic IX II. Plato on Two Kinds of Eros III. Tyrannical Eros in the Symposium IV. Eros Tyrannos and Aristophanes’ Birds V. Interpreting the Birds VI. The Ancient Quarrel between Plato and Aristophanes? Notes

Chapter 14: Aristophanes’ Feminine Comedies and Socratic Political Science

Introduction

Lysistrata and the Assembly of Women: Socratic Political Science Lysistrata Ecclesiazusae

Aristophanes’ Heroines and Socrates The Thesmophoriazusae and the Clouds: The Fallout from Socrates’ Political Science

Thesmophoriazusae Clouds

Conclusion Notes

Part IV

Chapter 15: Leo Strauss’s UnSocratic Aristophanes?

I. Introduction II. The Clouds III. The Other Plays IV. Conclusion Notes

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