Play and aesthetics in ancient Greece

1. Verfasser: Kidd, Stephen E., 1980- , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
Umfang/Format: xiii, 234 pages ; 24 cm.
Schlagworte:
Inhalte/Bestandteile: 1 Datensätze
Inhaltsangabe:
  • 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.