Portraits Of Absurdity

Charles W. Calomiris, Contributor, Forbes
Wed, 11/25/2015 - 4:51pm

"Illustration of Aristophanes" The Knights by Jean de Bosschere This election year has seen heights of absurdity exceptional even for presidential politics. When reality becomes absurd, how is one to respond? Since Aristophanes, parody of political figures has been one of the most effective responses (The Knights being perhaps the best-known example).

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