Socrates and Aristophanes

by Leo Strauss

Book Overview

In one of his last books, Socrates and Aristophanes, Leo Strauss's examines the confrontation between Socrates and Aristophanes in Aristophanes' comedies. Looking at eleven plays, Strauss shows that this confrontation is essentially one between poetry and philosophy, and that poetry emerges as an autonomous wisdom capable of rivaling philosophy.

"Strauss gives us an impressive addition to his life's work-the recovery of the Great Tradition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226777197
• ISBN13: 9780226777191
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"