Book contents
- Ancient Greek Lists
- Ancient Greek Lists
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction: The Tally of Text
- 1 A Number of Things
- 2 “Or Such a Woman as…”
- 3 Displaying the Past
- 4 Stone Treasuries
- 5 Citizens Who Count
- 6 Unified Infinities, Catalogic Chronotopes
- 7 Conclusion and Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index Locorum
- General Index
5 - Citizens Who Count
Aristophanes’ Documentary Poetics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2021
Book contents
- Ancient Greek Lists
- Ancient Greek Lists
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction: The Tally of Text
- 1 A Number of Things
- 2 “Or Such a Woman as…”
- 3 Displaying the Past
- 4 Stone Treasuries
- 5 Citizens Who Count
- 6 Unified Infinities, Catalogic Chronotopes
- 7 Conclusion and Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index Locorum
- General Index
Summary
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 ListsCatalogue and Inventory Across Genres, pp. 153 - 185Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021