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Book Chapter
Authorship
Date
2018
Publishing House and Editing Place
John Wiley & Sons
Book
Encyclopedia of Greek Comedy
John Wiley & Sons
John Wiley & Sons
ISBN
978-1118605042
Summary
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SIGEVA
*Polypragmosyne* is an abstract noun indicating meddlesomeness, an active interference in other people´s business (therefore in politics) and/or an attitude of interventionist hyperactivism often associated with litigiousness Old Comedy heavily criticizes the *polypragmosyne* represented by demagogues who misuse institutions for their own personal gain.
Key Words
LitigiousnessAthenian LawPoliticsOld Comedy