Pericles' decree censoring comedy
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Rigsby, KJ
Published in: Transactions of the American Philological Association
September 1, 2020
The claim that Pericles in 440 sponsored a decree restraining comedy because of the genre's offensiveness should be rejected. The claim depends on the scholium to Ar. Ach. 67; this paper argues that the alleged decree was the scholiast's deduction from a victor list that showed three non-performance years in a festival. These are better explained as a suspension in only one of the two dramatic festivals, occasioned not by hostility to freedom of speech but perhaps by limited resources caused by the siege of Samos.
Duke Scholars
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Transactions of the American Philological Association
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1533-0699
ISSN
0360-5949
Publication Date
September 1, 2020
Volume
150
Issue
2
Start / End Page
287 / 297
Related Subject Headings
- Classics
- 2103 Historical Studies
- 2005 Literary Studies
- 2004 Linguistics
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Rigsby, K. J. (2020). Pericles' decree censoring comedy. Transactions of the American Philological Association, 150(2), 287–297. https://doi.org/10.1353/apa.2020.0011
Rigsby, K. J. “Pericles' decree censoring comedy.” Transactions of the American Philological Association 150, no. 2 (September 1, 2020): 287–97. https://doi.org/10.1353/apa.2020.0011.
Rigsby KJ. Pericles' decree censoring comedy. Transactions of the American Philological Association. 2020 Sep 1;150(2):287–97.
Rigsby, K. J. “Pericles' decree censoring comedy.” Transactions of the American Philological Association, vol. 150, no. 2, Sept. 2020, pp. 287–97. Scopus, doi:10.1353/apa.2020.0011.
Rigsby KJ. Pericles' decree censoring comedy. Transactions of the American Philological Association. 2020 Sep 1;150(2):287–297.
Published In
Transactions of the American Philological Association
DOI
EISSN
1533-0699
ISSN
0360-5949
Publication Date
September 1, 2020
Volume
150
Issue
2
Start / End Page
287 / 297
Related Subject Headings
- Classics
- 2103 Historical Studies
- 2005 Literary Studies
- 2004 Linguistics