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Socrates and Aristophanes
Socrates and Aristophanes
Author: Leo Strauss
In one of his last books, Socrates and Aristophanes, Leo — Strauss's 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 ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780226777191
ISBN-10: 0226777197
Publication Date: 11/15/1996
Pages: 332
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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