Dionysus and Xanthias' (im)politeness in Aristophanes' Frogs
Abstract
The studies on Aristophanes' Frogs converge on a common conclusion regarding the character of the slave Xanthias: he represents an innovation in the comic playwright's dramatic technique. Xanthias is the first slave in the Aristophanic corpus who displays significant consistency as a character, with interactions with his master that are mocking and sarcastic. In this paper, we aim to analyse the interactions between Dionysus and Xanthias from a pragmatic perspective, employing methodologies of verbal politeness and impoliteness, to demonstrate that the character of the slave Xanthias is indeed impolite and, at time, even ironic.
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