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A stimulating and seminal analysis, which deserves to spur further discussion and debate in kind. * POLIS *
Very interesting...the book, primarily aimed at political theorists, will also prove interesting to classicists and general readers. * CHOICE *
Zumbrunnen's scholarship is, on the whole, excellent and comprehensive. His readings of Aristophanes are as sound as any that I have seen and he makes thorough recourse to a wide range of secondary sources... [it] should prove extremely useful to any student or academic interested in Aristophanes' and the Classics as well, more broadly, to those in International Relations and Political History. * QUARTERLY REVIEW *
Zumbrunnen offers original readings of Aristophanic comedy, demonstrating its continued relevance today. His sophisticated and careful analysis encourages readers to appreciate the tension-laden possibilities of democratic life--in both ancient Athens and in our own world. Ultimately, his discussion of the `comic disposition of the spectator-citizen' casts democratic citizenship in a new light, helping to move political theory forward in provocative ways. -- Elizabeth Markovits, Mount Holyoke College, author of The Politics of Sincerity: Plato, Frank Speech, and Democratic Judgment
Book Information
ISBN 9781580465885
Author John Zumbrunnen
Format Paperback
Page Count 174
Imprint University of Rochester Press
Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd