Comic democracies from ancient Athens to the American republic /

After recovering these lost chapters of our democratic past, Comic Democracies concludes with a draft for the future, using the old methods of comedy to envision a modern democracy rooted in the diversity, ingenuity, and power of popular art.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fletcher, Angus, 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9781421419350
1421419351
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • 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.