Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Competition in Demagoguery
Aristophanes, Knights 910-911 (tr. Jeffrey Henderson):
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PAPHLAGONAristophanes could be writing about the current crop of presidential candidates, of both political parties. Mutato nomine de te / fabula narratur (Horace, Satires 1.1.69-70).
Blow your nose, Demos, and then wipe your hand on my head!
SAUSAGE SELLER
No, on mine!
PAPHLAGON
No, on mine!
ΠΑΦΛΑΓΩΝ
ἀπομυξάμενος, ὦ Δῆμέ, μου πρὸς τὴν κεφαλὴν ἀποψῶ.
ΑΛΛΑΝΤΟΠΩΛΗΣ
ἐμοῦ μὲν οὖν.
ΠΑΦΛΑΓΩΝ
ἐμοῦ μὲν οὖν.
