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The Ideology of Democratic Athens: Institutions, Orators and the Mythical Past

The Ideology of Democratic Athens: Institutions, Orators and the Mythical Past

Barbato, Matteo

Paperback

Series: New Approaches to Ancient Greek Institutional History

Ancient GreeceGeneral Political ScienceGeneral World History

ISBN10: 1474466435
ISBN13: 9781474466431
Publisher: Edinburgh Univ Pr
Published: May 30 2022
Pages: 264
Weight: 0.83
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Investigates the construction of democratic ideology in Classical Athens through a study of the social memory of Athens' mythical past
Proposes a novel approach to Athenian democratic ideology that opens new frontiers of investigation in ancient history and the social sciencesThe introduction clearly sets out the aims and methodology of the book and its place within the scholarship in ancient history and the social sciencesFour case studies illuminate the impact of Athenian democratic institutions on ideology, myth, and the use of social memoryOffers a long-awaited new interpretation of the Athenian funeral oration for the war deadOffers clear overviews of Athenian democratic institutions (e.g., Assembly, Council, lawcourts) based on the most recent scholarshipProvides up-to-date overviews of several values in Greek thought (e.g., charis, hybris, eugeneia)

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