Aristophanes : Cavalry / Rob Tordoff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tordoff, Rob, author.

Series:

Bloomsbury ancient comedy companions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aristophanes. Knights.

Aristophanes.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023

Place of Publication:

London [England] : Bloomsbury, 2022.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"Offering for the first time a student introduction to Aristophanes' most explosive political satire, this volume is an essential guide to the context, themes and later reception of Cavalry . The ancient comedy is a fascinating insight into power relations between slaves and slaveholders and the upper and lower classes in classical Athens, and its political and social themes resonate with a modern audience more now than ever before. Originally performed in 424 BCE, Cavalry targets the Athenian demagogue Cleon, who had risen to prominence since the death of Pericles and to pre-eminence after an audacious victory over Sparta in 425. In Cavalry , Aristophanes attacks Cleon's popularity with the urban underclass, but also targets democracy itself as guilty of gullibility, self-interest, and political short-sightedness. As the play shows, the only hope of escape from this crisis is for Athens to find a leader even more foul-mouthed, depraved, and shameless than Cleon himself. And who better than a sausage-seller, if only because he turns out in the end to have a good heart and a true love of traditional Athenian values?"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Cleon, the Peloponnesian War and Athenian Democracy

2. Cavalry in Performance

3. Cavalry 's Plot, Themes and Meaning

4. The Reception History of Cavalry

Notes

Summary of Action

Glossary

Editions, Commentaries and Translations

Suggestions for Further Reading

Works Cited

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781350065710

1350065714

OCLC:

1290325123

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.