Why Athens? : A Reappraisal of Tragic Politics
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ISBN-10
0199562326
ISBN-13
9780199562329
Publisher
Oxford University Press
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Oxford University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 7th, 2011
Print length
494 Pages
Weight
900 grams
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24.00 x 16.70 x 3.30 cms
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A collection of essays reconsidering Greek tragedy as a reflection of Athenian political culture. The contributors explore the role of tragedy as a distinctively Athenian cultural product and its particular relationship with the city that nurtured and hosted it.
This collection of fourteen essays and six short responses reconsiders Greek tragedy as a reflection of Athenian political culture. The contributors try to avoid making the controversial assumption that the politics of tragedy were of simple relevance to the Athenian democracy. Instead, they look for other ways to explain the Athenianness of tragedy. These include: the polyphonic discourse of tragedy; the presentation of Athens in some plays (and the representation of foreigners too); tragedy as an Athenian form of choral performance; and the ways in which family matters are presented, for example marriage alliances or inheritance law. Why Athens? opens up important new ways of considering tragedy as a political art form.
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