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Originally performed in 424 BCE, Cavalry was the first play Aristophanes directed himself and it was awarded first prize. It 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 BCE. In Cavalry, Aristophanes attacks Cleon's popularity with the masses, but also criticises the democracy itself as guilty of gullibility, self-interest and political shortsightedness. As the play shows, the only hope of escape from the crisis is for Athens to find a leader even more popular Cleon. And who better to be more foul-mouthed, depraved and shameless 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?
Originally performed in 424 BCE, Cavalry was the first play Aristophanes directed himself and it was awarded first prize. It 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 BCE. In Cavalry, Aristophanes attacks Cleon's popularity with the masses, but also criticises the democracy itself as guilty of gullibility, self-interest and political shortsightedness. As the play shows, the only hope of escape from the crisis is for Athens to find a leader even more popular Cleon. And who better to be more foul-mouthed, depraved and shameless 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?
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Medium: | Buch |
| Seiten: | 208 |
| Reihe: | Bloomsbury Ancient Comedy Comp |
| Inhalt: | Gebunden |
| ISBN-13: | 9781350065673 |
| ISBN-10: | 1350065676 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | Tordoff, Rob |
| Redaktion: |
Marshall, C. W.
Slater, Niall W. |
| Hersteller: | BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC |
| Von/Mit: | Rob Tordoff |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 16.05.2024 |
| Gewicht: | 0,367 kg |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Medium: | Buch |
| Seiten: | 208 |
| Reihe: | Bloomsbury Ancient Comedy Comp |
| Inhalt: | Gebunden |
| ISBN-13: | 9781350065673 |
| ISBN-10: | 1350065676 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: | Tordoff, Rob |
| Redaktion: |
Marshall, C. W.
Slater, Niall W. |
| Hersteller: | BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC |
| Von/Mit: | Rob Tordoff |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 16.05.2024 |
| Gewicht: | 0,367 kg |
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