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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Stephen E. Kidd (Brown University, Rhode Island)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.500kg ISBN: 9781108492072ISBN 10: 110849207 Pages: 244 Publication Date: 09 May 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Pais of Paizō: children, intoxication, and play in ancient psycho-physiology; 2. Why Plato needs play; 3. Plato's play and the tragic paradox; 4. What do pleasure-objects do? An inquiry into toys; 5. Aristotle's demotion of play; 6. Play vs. mimesis in Aristotle's aesthetics; 7. Serious play as goal-oriented play; 8. The value of serious things before and after death; Conclusions: toward a pleasure-model of play; Bibliography; Index.ReviewsAuthor InformationStephen E. Kidd is Robert Gale Noyes Assistant Professor of Classics at Brown University, Rhode Island, where his work focuses on ancient Greek literature and culture, especially that of the classical period. He is the author of Nonsense and Meaning in Ancient Greek Comedy (Cambridge, 2014) as well as articles on the meanings of Greek words, ancient games, science, and what Herodotus has to say about virtual worlds. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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