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.

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Format: Hardcover
Author: Goldhill, Simon
ISBN: 9780521642477
Condition: Used
Dimensions: 9.02 x 1.13
Number Of Pages: 430
Publication Year: 1999

Performance Culture and Athenian Democracy

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