Comic democracies from ancient Athens to the American republic [electronic resource] /
Angus Fletcher.
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016.
- 1 online resource (pages cm)
- UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: modern democracies and ancient demokratia -- The ancient history of comedy and demokratia -- Fortune favors the impetuous -- The virtu of imitation -- The pursuit of indolence -- Quixotic governance -- Amending ourselves -- Demokratia at Denshawai -- Conclusion: the futures of comic democracy.
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Democracy in literature. Democracy and the arts. Greek drama (Comedy)--History and criticism.