Polypragmosyne
Book Chapter
Authorship:
BUIS, EMILIANO JERONIMODate:
2018Publishing House and Editing Place:
John Wiley & SonsBook:
Encyclopedia of Greek ComedyJohn Wiley & Sons
ISBN:
978-1118605042Summary *
*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. Information provided by the agent in SIGEVAKey Words
LitigiousnessAthenian LawPoliticsOld Comedy