Couch City
Harry Berger
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Couch City
by Harry Berger, Jill Frank, Ward Risvold
Published
2021
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Pages
187
ISBN-13
9780823294244
Description
"Plato’s Republic and Protagoras both reserve a small but significant place for a poet who differs from Homer and Hesiod: the lyric poet Simonides of Ceos. In the Protagoras, Socrates takes apart a poem attributed to Simonides and uses this to finish off the famous and supposedly dangerous sophist, Protagoras. Couch City is a close reading of the comic procedures Socrates deploys against Protagoras as he reduces him to silence. But it also shows that Socrates takes the danger posed by Protagoras and his fellow sophists seriously. Even if they are represented as buffoons, sophists are among the charismatic authority figures—poets, rhapsodes, seers, orators, and lawgivers—who promote views harmful to Athenian democracy. Socrates uses Simonides’s poem to show how sophists not only practice misinterpretation but are unable to defend against it. Berger ports his roots as a pioneering literary theorist into this rhetorical discussion, balancing ideas such as speech-act theory with hard-nosed philology. The result is a provocative and counterintuitive reassessment of Plato’s engagement with democracy"--
Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in Couch City?
This edition of Couch City has approximately 187 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Couch City?
For most readers, Couch City typically takes between 3h 54m and 2h 36m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 46,750 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 3h 7m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 7 days • Estimated word count: 46,750 words
Your individual reading time will vary based on your personal reading pace, the amount of daily reading time, and your familiarity with the subject matter.
What is the word count of Couch City?
The estimated word count for Couch City is approximately 46,750 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
This is an approximation — actual word count may vary based on font size, formatting, edition, and the presence of illustrations or charts.
Who is the author of Couch City?
Couch City was written by Harry Berger, Jill Frank, Ward Risvold.
When was Couch City published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2021. The original work may have been published on a different date.