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Socrates and Aristophanes
Leo Strauss
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Description for Socrates and Aristophanes
paperback. In one of his last books, Leo Strauss examines the confrontation between Socrates and Aristophanes in Aristophanes' comedies. Looking at 11 plays, Strauss shows that this confrontation is essentially one between poetry and philosophy. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 526.
In one of his last books, Leo Strauss examines the confrontation between Socrates and Aristophanes in Aristophanes' comedies. Looking at eleven plays, Strauss shows that this confrontation is essentially one between poetry and philosophy, and that poetry emerges as an autonomous wisdom capable of rivaling philosophy.
In one of his last books, Leo Strauss examines the confrontation between Socrates and Aristophanes in Aristophanes' comedies. Looking at eleven plays, Strauss shows that this confrontation is essentially one between poetry and philosophy, and that poetry emerges as an autonomous wisdom capable of rivaling philosophy.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
Number of Pages
332
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226777191
SKU
V9780226777191
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