Greek Comedy, Satyrs, and Aristophanes: Crash Course Theater #4
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Date: 2022-04-04
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HDimagination
My favorite Arisophanes Quote comes from 'Knights' where a character by the name of Demosthenes is trying to convince an Sausage Merchant that he should run for High Office:
'To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them. Besides, you possess all the attributes of a demagogue; a screeching, horrible voice, a perverse, cross-grained nature and the language of the market-place. In you all is united which is needful for governing. '
It's funny how that quote is so often stuck in my head at the moment. Can't imagine why.
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My favorite Arisophanes Quote comes from 'Knights' where a character by the name of Demosthenes is trying to convince an Sausage Merchant that he should run for High Office:
'To win the people, always cook them some savoury that pleases them. Besides, you possess all the attributes of a demagogue; a screeching, horrible voice, a perverse, cross-grained nature and the language of the market-place. In you all is united which is needful for governing. '
It's funny how that quote is so often stuck in my head at the moment. Can't imagine why.
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Palace
Very informative video, but I think if you want to include a critical analysis from a modern point of view, you need to give it proper time to make your points.
After the 10 minute mark you are basically just dropping buzzwords.
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Very informative video, but I think if you want to include a critical analysis from a modern point of view, you need to give it proper time to make your points.
After the 10 minute mark you are basically just dropping buzzwords.
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jacobvardy
Intrigued by the suggestion that the oath was too lewd i went and looked it up. Its not that bad. Far worse is the part where the women swear not to enjoy getting raped. That is super creepy.
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Intrigued by the suggestion that the oath was too lewd i went and looked it up. Its not that bad. Far worse is the part where the women swear not to enjoy getting raped. That is super creepy.
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Don't
also do we know the reason for the strict three actor limit in greek plays? I know we have a chorus. Wouldn't the limit of actors constrain types of stories, and the amount of stories being told?
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also do we know the reason for the strict three actor limit in greek plays? I know we have a chorus. Wouldn't the limit of actors constrain types of stories, and the amount of stories being told?
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Jon
The mass-reading of Lysistrata was on March 3, 2003 -- 03/03/03. I know this because I took part in one of the readings. And it's -lISSistrata, - not -LIE-su-strada. -
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The mass-reading of Lysistrata was on March 3, 2003 -- 03/03/03. I know this because I took part in one of the readings. And it's -lISSistrata, - not -LIE-su-strada. -
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Mandela
Socrates may have made a Plato, but Sophocles could make a play right/wright.
Just kidding. I don-t care for Sophocles, he made Oedipus Rex. that mother Ffff.
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Socrates may have made a Plato, but Sophocles could make a play right/wright.
Just kidding. I don-t care for Sophocles, he made Oedipus Rex. that mother Ffff.
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Vasilis
When you explain where came a word from, better say the original word correctly because it seems like a KOMOIDIA! lol from Greece.
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When you explain where came a word from, better say the original word correctly because it seems like a KOMOIDIA! lol from Greece.
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