Articles with keyword: Ancient comedy

A kinesiological approach to the role of the Chorus in Aristophanes’ Plutus
Ioanna Mastora Ph.D. Phil, Athens University, Postdoctoral Researcher, Athens University Department of Philosophy joannamastora@gmail.com

ELECTRYONE 

2020
Volume 7, Issue 1

 | pp.

14-19

Abstract:

The article attempts to present basic elements of political ideology that can be found on the choral performances of the Aristophanes’ comedy named “Plutus”, which is his last surviving work. The comedy was presented to the Athenian audience in 388 BC to glorify and demonstrate the unfair distribution of wealth and the social inequalities, while highlighting the decline of human values. In spite of the fact that in this work the Chorus has a diminished role nevertheless refers to the unjust distribution of wealth and the explosion of corruption with an interesting kinesiological approach.