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5 - Citizens Who Count

Aristophanes’ Documentary Poetics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2021

Athena Kirk
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Cornell University, New York
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Chapter 5 advances the argument comedies of Aristophanes to consciously draw on the poetics of both literary and administrative catalogues. The plays contain lists that parody the archaic poetic catalogue tradition; meanwhile, in various scenarios, Aristophanic characters display a preoccupation with the listing-behaviors we have already begun to outline: counting, valuation, quantifying, and establishing authority. The comedies thus represent a deep integration of the literary and administrative spheres through their use of the inventory.

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Ancient Greek Lists
Catalogue and Inventory Across Genres
, pp. 153 - 185
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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  • Citizens Who Count
  • Athena Kirk, Cornell University, New York
  • Book: Ancient Greek Lists
  • Online publication: 05 March 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108887397.006
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  • Citizens Who Count
  • Athena Kirk, Cornell University, New York
  • Book: Ancient Greek Lists
  • Online publication: 05 March 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108887397.006
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  • Citizens Who Count
  • Athena Kirk, Cornell University, New York
  • Book: Ancient Greek Lists
  • Online publication: 05 March 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108887397.006
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