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Greek Tragedy and Political Theory

Greek Tragedy and Political Theory

Laura M. Slatkin
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In this collection of ten essays, contemporary politics and political theory are juxtaposed with the themes, form, and institutional place of Greek tragedy.

Editor Peter Euben writes in the Preface, "For whatever reasons…we read tragedy differently than previous generations. For those no longer enamored of technological utopias, less sure that history means progress and that more is better, and more aware of the finitude of our power and powers, the image of classical Greece is less one of serenity, proportion, and rationality than of turbulence, dissonance, and an ambivalent morality that plagues action and passion.…it is the darkness tragedy contains and discloses that increasingly fascinates contemporary critics and readers.

"…[T]he new interpretation of tragedy invigorates and gives depth to the pessimism of such modern social theorists as Max Weber…Jacques Ellul, the Frankfurt School, and Michel Foucault.…For all its pessimism…this crisis in the conception of the classical can help clarify what is at stake…

"The juxtaposition of Greek tragedy and contemporary politics can enrich the way we talk about our public lives and stay the triteness that afflicts almost all cultural criticism. The juxtaposition can also provide a sensibility to express feelings and fears in public that are now expressed awkwardly and hesitantly. In this and other ways the reading of Greek tragedies can qualitatively expand the 'political agenda', bringing before the public issues, such as mortality, madness, piety, and passion, that are usually consigned to specialists or private life."
Language
English
Pages
334
Format
Paperback
Publisher
University of California Press
Release
May 13, 1986
ISBN
0520055845
ISBN 13
9780520055841

Greek Tragedy and Political Theory

Laura M. Slatkin
4.2/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
In this collection of ten essays, contemporary politics and political theory are juxtaposed with the themes, form, and institutional place of Greek tragedy.

Editor Peter Euben writes in the Preface, "For whatever reasons…we read tragedy differently than previous generations. For those no longer enamored of technological utopias, less sure that history means progress and that more is better, and more aware of the finitude of our power and powers, the image of classical Greece is less one of serenity, proportion, and rationality than of turbulence, dissonance, and an ambivalent morality that plagues action and passion.…it is the darkness tragedy contains and discloses that increasingly fascinates contemporary critics and readers.

"…[T]he new interpretation of tragedy invigorates and gives depth to the pessimism of such modern social theorists as Max Weber…Jacques Ellul, the Frankfurt School, and Michel Foucault.…For all its pessimism…this crisis in the conception of the classical can help clarify what is at stake…

"The juxtaposition of Greek tragedy and contemporary politics can enrich the way we talk about our public lives and stay the triteness that afflicts almost all cultural criticism. The juxtaposition can also provide a sensibility to express feelings and fears in public that are now expressed awkwardly and hesitantly. In this and other ways the reading of Greek tragedies can qualitatively expand the 'political agenda', bringing before the public issues, such as mortality, madness, piety, and passion, that are usually consigned to specialists or private life."
Language
English
Pages
334
Format
Paperback
Publisher
University of California Press
Release
May 13, 1986
ISBN
0520055845
ISBN 13
9780520055841

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