TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kidd,Stephen E.
TI  - Play and aesthetics in ancient Greece
SN  - 9781108492072 (hbk.) :
AV  - BF717 .K53 2019
U1  - 155.4/1 23
KW  - Plato.
KW  - Aristotle.
KW  - Play
KW  - Greece
KW  - History
KW  - Pleasure
KW  - Philosophy, Ancient
N1  - 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
ER  -