The Fragments of Pherecrates’ Agathoi, or the Limits of Reconstruction

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dc.identifier	ECF_article_5459
dc.title	The Fragments of Pherecrates’ Agathoi, or the Limits of Reconstruction
dc.contributor.author	Napolitano Michele
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.type	Research Article
dc.language.iso	it
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.unive.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/lexis-journal/2021/1/i-frammenti-degli-agathoi-di-ferecrate-o-dei-limit/
dc.description.abstract	Although only four fragments of Pherecrates’ Agathoi survive, it is still possible, albeit with caution, to imagine that the play was aimed at degenerate aristocrats, to whom the title of the play would refer. To try to prove this, I propose a new, detailed exegesis of three of the four surviving fragments of the play.
dc.relation.ispartof	Lexis
dc.relation.ispartof	Num. 39 (n.s.) – Giugno 2021 – Fasc. 1
dc.issued	2021-06-30
dc.dateAccepted	2020-12-21
dc.dateSubmitted	2020-11-04
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2724-1564
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/Lexis/2724-1564/2021/01/003
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Agathoi
dc.subject	Agathoi
dc.subject	Aristocrats
dc.subject	Aristocrats
dc.subject	Pherecrates
dc.subject	Pherecrates
dc.subject	Reconstruction of lost plays
dc.subject	Reconstruction of lost plays
dc.subject	Triremes
dc.subject	Triremes

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The Fragments of Pherecrates’ Agathoi, or the Limits of Reconstruction

Michele Napolitano Università di Cassino, Italia

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abstract

Although only four fragments of Pherecrates’ Agathoi survive, it is still possible, albeit with caution, to imagine that the play was aimed at degenerate aristocrats, to whom the title of the play would refer. To try to prove this, I propose a new, detailed exegesis of three of the four surviving fragments of the play.

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June 30, 2021

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Dec. 21, 2020

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Nov. 4, 2020

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Keywords: Pherecrates • Agathoi • Aristocrats • Reconstruction of lost plays • Triremes

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