Satyr-Play in the Statesman and the Unity of Plato’s Trilogy
At Statesman (Plt.) 291a–c and 303c–d, Plato compares the so-called statesmen of all existing constitutions to a motley crew of lions, centaurs, satyrs, and other beasts, and the entire section of the Statesman devoted to law and constitutions (291c–303c) to a satyr-play of sorts. This paper argues...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Brill
2023
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Phronesis
Año: 2023, Volumen: 68, Número: 2, Páginas: 127-166 |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Statesman
B Socrates B Theaetetus B Plato B Sophist B Tragedy B satyr-play |
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| Sumario: | At Statesman (Plt.) 291a–c and 303c–d, Plato compares the so-called statesmen of all existing constitutions to a motley crew of lions, centaurs, satyrs, and other beasts, and the entire section of the Statesman devoted to law and constitutions (291c–303c) to a satyr-play of sorts. This paper argues that these thought-provoking images are best understood as literary devices which, in addition to other dramatic elements in the Theaetetus and Sophist, help to bolster the unity of the Theaetetus-Sophist-Statesman trilogy and its apologetic agenda concerning Socrates. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5284 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Phronesis
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685284-bja10069 |