Lexis Poetica, retorica e comunicazione nella tradizione classica

Journal | Lexis
Journal issue | Num. 39 (n.s.) – Giugno 2021 – Fasc. 1
Research Article | The Fragments of Pherecrates’ Agathoi, or the Limits of Reconstruction

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

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.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Submitted: Nov. 4, 2020 | Accepted: Dec. 21, 2020 | Published June 30, 2021 | Language: it

Keywords PherecratesAgathoiTriremesAristocratsReconstruction of lost plays


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