Play and aesthetics in ancient Greece /

Kidd, Stephen E., 1980-

Play and aesthetics in ancient Greece / Stephen E. Kidd. - xiii, 234 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-229) and index.

The pais of paizo: children, intoxication, and play in ancient psycho-physiology -- Why Plato needs play -- Plato's play and the tragic paradox -- What do pleasure-objects do? : an inquiry into toys -- Aristotle's demotion of play -- Play vs. mimesis in Aristotle's aesthetics -- Serious play as goal-oriented play -- The value of serious things before and after death -- Conclusions: toward a pleasure-model of play.

9781108492072 (hbk.) : ℗Đ75.00 110849207X (hbk.)

2018056587


Plato.
Aristotle.


Play--History.--Greece
Pleasure.
Philosophy, Ancient.

BF717 / .K53 2019

155.4/1