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Comic democracies from ancient Athens to the American republic /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fletcher, Angus (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Greek drama (Comedy) > History and criticism.
Democracy and the arts.
Democracy in literature.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: modern democracies and ancient demokratia
  • The ancient history of comedy and demokratia
  • Fortune favors the impetuous
  • The virtù of imitation
  • The pursuit of indolence
  • Quixotic governance
  • Amending ourselves
  • Demokratia at Denshawai
  • Conclusion: the futures of comic democracy.