A Cabinet of Greek Curiosities: Strange Tales and Surprising Facts from the Cradle of Western Civilization by J. C. Mckeown

Author:J. C. Mckeown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013-09-14T16:00:00+00:00

The Athenians do not allow the populace as a whole to be the target of criticism in comedy, whereas they encourage attacks on individuals. They are well aware that a person made fun of by comedians is rarely someone in the lower orders of society, but is usually someone who is rich, well born, or influential. The few poor people from the lower classes who are attacked are either busybodies or have ideas above their station, and criticism of them in comedy is not objectionable (Ps.-Xenophon The Athenian Constitution 2.18).

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