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Play and aesthetics in ancient Greece / Stephen E. Kidd.

By: Material type: TextTextDescription: xiii, 234 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781108492072 (hbk.) :
  • 110849207X (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 155.4/1 23
LOC classification:
  • BF717 .K53 2019
Contents:
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.
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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.

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