Bernard Freydberg, Philosophy and Comedy: Aristophanes, Logos, and Eros. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2008, 235p.
Isbn Paperback: 9780253219701
Isbn Hardback: 9780253351067
Recension par James Brusuelas (California State University at Los Angeles) dans Bryn Mawr Classical Review: 2008.12.04
Présentation de l'éditeur:
Aristophanes' comedies have stood the test of timeas some of the greatest comic literature ever produced. While therehave been numerous commentaries on Aristophanes and his world, untilnow there has been no systematic philosophical treatment of hiscomedies. In Philosophy and Comedy, Bernard Freydberg illuminates thephilosophical insights in Aristophanes' texts by presenting closereadings of Clouds, Wasps, Assemblywomen, and Lysistrata, addressingtheir comic genius at the same time. Freydberg challenges notions thatphilosophy is best served by a tragic disposition and arrives at a newassessment of the philosophical importance of comedy.