Description
Aristophanes' comedies have stood the test of time as some of the greatest comic literature ever produced. While there have been numerous commentaries on Aristophanes and his world, until now there has been no systematic philosophical treatment of his comedies. In Philosophy and Comedy, Bernard Freydberg illuminates the philosophical insights in Aristophanes' texts by presenting close readings of Clouds, Wasps, Assemblywomen, and Lysistrata, addressing their comic genius at the same time. Freydberg challenges notions that philosophy is best served by a tragic disposition and arrives at a new assessment of the philosophical importance of comedy.
Reveals comedy's contributions to the philosophical enterprise
About the Author
Bernard Freydberg is Research Professor of Philosophy at Koc University, Istanbul. He is author of Imagination in Kant's Critique of Practical Reason (IUP, 2005).
Reviews
Each chapter of 'Philosophy and Comedy' delivers a novel interpretation of the Aristophanic text, viewed through the lens of Plato . . . .2009
-- Michael J. Griffin * University of British Columbia *Book Information
ISBN 9780253219701
Author Bernard Freydberg
Format Paperback
Page Count 248
Imprint Indiana University Press
Publisher Indiana University Press
