Censura e liberdade de expressão em duas cenas de Acarnenses, de Aristófanes

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https://doi.org/10.14195/1984-249X_34_28

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Censorship, Common Good, Democracy, Peace, War

Abstract

This paper aims to show a comparative analysis of two scenes of Aristophanic comedy Acharnians. On the one hand, I discuss the role of Amphitheus character, and on the other hand I consider the ambassadors’ speech. By opposing these two play’s scenes, I support that democratic decision in assembly is a fertile ground to censure speeches about the good application of policies headed to common good, and at the same time it consecrates the freedom of speech of those who have personalist agendas at the expense of demos’ poverty. Thus, the speech in favor of the Peloponnesian War’s maintenance is a smokescreen for the political leaders‘enrichment. And because this it’s the only one for which exists freedom of expression, whereas Its opposite, i.e the pacifist speech, must be censored, even with violence.

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Published

2024-12-20

How to Cite

Agostini, C. de S. (2024). Censura e liberdade de expressão em duas cenas de Acarnenses, de Aristófanes. Revista Archai, (34), e03428. https://doi.org/10.14195/1984-249X_34_28

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Dossier: Ancient Democracy Revisited

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