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Performance Culture and Athenian Democracy

4/5 ( ratings)

These new and especially commissioned essays discuss the ways in which performance is central to the practice and ideology of democracy in classical Athens. From theater to law court to gymnasium to symposium, performance is a basic part of Athenian society; how do these different areas interrelate and inform the politics and culture of the democratic city? Drama, rhetoric, philosophy, literature and art are all discussed by leading scholars in this interdisciplinary volume.

Language: English

Pages: 430

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: June 13, 1999

ISBN: 0521642477

ISBN 13: 9780521642477

Performance Culture and Athenian Democracy

4/5 ( ratings)

These new and especially commissioned essays discuss the ways in which performance is central to the practice and ideology of democracy in classical Athens. From theater to law court to gymnasium to symposium, performance is a basic part of Athenian society; how do these different areas interrelate and inform the politics and culture of the democratic city? Drama, rhetoric, philosophy, literature and art are all discussed by leading scholars in this interdisciplinary volume.

Language: English

Pages: 430

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: June 13, 1999

ISBN: 0521642477

ISBN 13: 9780521642477

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