Athenian History And Democracy In The Monumental Arts During The Fifth Century Bc

Author : Deborah Dickmann Boedeker,Kurt A. Raaflaub
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015045977850

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Democracy, Empire, and the Arts in Fifth-century Athens by Deborah Dickmann Boedeker,Kurt A. Raaflaub Pdf

Athens in the fifth century B.C. offers a striking picture: the first democracy in history; the first empire created and ruled by a Greek city; and a flourishing of learning, philosophical thought, and visual and performing arts so rich as to leave a remarkable heritage for Western civilization. To what extent were these three parallel developments interrelated? An international group of fourteen scholars expert in different fields explores here the ways in which the fifth-century "cultural revolution" depended on Athenian democracy and the ways it was influenced by the fact that Athens was an imperial city. The authors bring to this analysis their individual areas of expertise--in the visual arts, poetry and drama, philosophy, archaeology, religion, and social, economic, and political history--and a variety of theoretical approaches. The product of a colloquium at Harvard's Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C., "Democracy, Empire, and the Arts in Fifth-Century Athens" sheds new light on a much debated question that has wide implications. The book is illustrated and enriched by a comprehensive bibliography on the subject.

Author : David Castriota
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0299133540

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Myth, Ethos, and Actuality by David Castriota Pdf

Using material remains, as well as the evidence of contemporary Greek history, rhetoric, and poetry, David Castriota interprets the Athenian monuments as vehicles of an official ideology intended to celebrate and justify the present in terms of the past. Castriota focuses on the strategy of ethical antithesis that asserted Greek moral superiority over the "barbaric" Persians, whose invasion had been repelled a generation earlier. He examines how, in major public programs of painting and sculpture, the leading artists of the period recast the Persians in the guise of wild and impious mythic antagonists to associate them with the ethical flaws or weaknesses commonly ascribed to women, animals, and foreigners. The Athenians, in contrast, were compared to mythic protagonists representing the excellence and triumph of Hellenic culture. Castriota's study is innovative in emphasizing the ethical implication of mythic precedents, which required substantial alterations to render them more effective as archetypes for the defense of Greek culture against a foreign, morally inferior enemy. The book looks in new ways at how the patrons and planners sought to manipulate viewer response through the selective presentation or repackaging of mythic traditions.

Author : Michael W. Taylor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X000357452

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The Tyrant Slayers by Michael W. Taylor Pdf

Author : Thomas N. Mitchell
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300217353

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Democracy's Beginning by Thomas N. Mitchell Pdf

A history of the world’s first democracy from its beginnings in Athens circa fifth century B.C. to its downfall 200 years later. The first democracy, established in ancient Greece more than 2,500 years ago, has served as the foundation for every democratic system of government instituted down the centuries. In this lively history, author Thomas N. Mitchell tells the full and remarkable story of how a radical new political order was born out of the revolutionary movements that swept through the Greek world in the seventh and sixth centuries B.C., how it took firm hold and evolved over the next two hundred years, and how it was eventually undone by the invading Macedonian conquerors, a superior military power. Mitchell’s history addresses the most crucial issues surrounding this first paradigm of democratic governance, including what initially inspired the political beliefs underpinning it, the ways the system succeeded and failed, how it enabled both an empire and a cultural revolution that transformed the world of arts and philosophy, and the nature of the Achilles heel that hastened the demise of Athenian democracy. “A clear, lively, and instructive account…. [Mitchell] has mastered the latest scholarship in the field and put it to good use in interpreting the ancient sources and demonstrating its character and importance in shaping democratic thought and institutions throughout the millennia.”—Donald Kagan, author of The Peloponnesian War “[Mitchell’s] close scholarship shines in documenting the transition of Athens from financially and morally bankrupt oligarchy to emancipated democracy 2,500 years ago…with a commendable attention to detail that beautifully captures the essence of ancient Greek culture and politics.”—Roslyn Fuller, Irish Times

Author : UNESCO
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1996-12-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789231028120

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History of Humanity by UNESCO Pdf

The period covered is marked by several turning-points, such as the spread of iron technology, the introduction of innovative irrigation systems and the development of new forms of urbanization. In China, India and the Mediterranean, in Central America and in parts of South America, the so-called 'Classical cultures' rose. For the first time, science attempted to develop independently of myth and religion, as a new method to explain nature and human destiny. But this period also witnessed the rise of universal religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity and, in the seventh century, Islam.

Author : Nathan T. Arrington
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-19
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780190062408

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Ashes, Images, and Memories by Nathan T. Arrington Pdf

Ashes, Images, and Memories argues that the institution of public burial for the war dead and images of the deceased in civic and sacred spaces fundamentally changed how people conceived of military casualties in fifth-century Athens. In a period characterized by war and the threat of civil strife, the nascent democracy claimed the fallen for the city and commemorated them with rituals and images that shaped a civic ideology of struggle and self-sacrifice on behalf of a unified community. While most studies of Athenian public burial have focused on discrete aspects of the institution, such as the funeral oration, this book broadens the scope. It examines the presence of the war dead in cemeteries, civic and sacred spaces, the home, and the mind, and underscores the role of material culture - from casualty lists to white-ground lekythoi-in mediating that presence. This approach reveals that public rites and monuments shaped memories of the war dead at the collective and individual levels, spurring private commemorations that both engaged with and critiqued the new ideals and the city's claims to the body of the warrior. Faced with a collective notion of "the fallen" families asserted the qualities, virtues, and family links of the individual deceased, and sought to recover opportunities for private commemoration and personal remembrance. Contestation over the presence and memory of the dead often followed class lines, with the elite claiming service and leadership to the community while at the same time reviving Archaic and aristocratic commemorative discourses. Although Classical Greek art tends to be viewed as a monolithic if evolving whole, this book depicts a fragmented and charged visual world.

Author : John Thorley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134364596

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Athenian Democracy by John Thorley Pdf

The fifth century BC witnessed not only the emergence of one of the first democracies, but also the Persian and the Peloponnesian Wars. John Thorley provides a concise analysis of the development and operation of Athenian democracy against this backdrop. Taking into account both primary source material and the work of modern historians, Athenian Democracy examines: * the prelude to democracy * how the democractic system emerged * how this system worked in practice * the efficiency of this system of government * the success of Athenian democracy. Including a useful chronology and blibliography, this second edition has been updated to take into account recent research.

Author : Jenifer Neils,Olga Palagia
Publisher : de Gruyter
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Art
ISBN : 3110680920

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From Kallias to Kritias by Jenifer Neils,Olga Palagia Pdf

This book focus on Athenian art in the second half of the fifth century, one of the most important periods of ancient art. Including papers on architecture, sculpture, and vase painting the volume offers new and before unpublished material as well as new interpretations of famous monuments like the sculptures of the Parthenon. The contributions go back to an international conference at the American School of Classical Studies, Athens.

Author : Diana Buitron-Oliver,Nicholas Gage
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015032749635

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The Greek Miracle by Diana Buitron-Oliver,Nicholas Gage Pdf

This superbly produced volume accompanies a landmark exhibition celebrating the 2,500th anniversary of democracy, making it possible for Americans to experience this heritage through original works of classical Greek art, twenty-two of which have never been displayed outside Greece.

Author : Dean Hammer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 565 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781444336016

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A Companion to Greek Democracy and the Roman Republic by Dean Hammer Pdf

A Companion to Greek Democracy and the Roman Republic offers a comparative approach to examining ancient Greek and Roman participatory communities. Explores various aspects of participatory communities through pairs of chapters—one Greek, one Roman—to highlight comparisons between cultures Examines the types of relationships that sustained participatory communities, the challenges they faced, and how they responded Sheds new light on participatory contexts using diverse methodological approaches Brings an international array of scholars into dialogue with each other

Author : Manolēs Korres
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UCSD:31822032273021

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Athens by Manolēs Korres Pdf

In commemoration of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, twenty outstanding scholars have set about to celebrate, with prose and illustration, 2,500 years of Greece's most famous city. This unique work, with its collection of rare drawings and photographs, explores the historical Athens from its Classical beginnings to the city's rebirth as the bustling, modern capitol of the Greek nation. The reader is invited to view many beautiful illustrations that capture Athens' timeless architecture, mosaics, wall-paintings, and sculpture that have fascinated both ancient and modern travelers. Each scholar/author shares with us their special insight into the many facets of the city's long history. The text of this work is presented in seventeen well-written chapters that focus on the city's architecture, art, culture, monuments, landscape, history, and urban development. More than 200 color illustrations.

Author : Michael Byron Norris
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Art, Classical
ISBN : 9780870999727

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Greek Art by Michael Byron Norris Pdf

Designed as a tool for educators who wish to teach students about the art of Ancient Greece. The text contains readings on Greek culture, history and art and is looseleaf bound for easy photocopying. Accompanying material includes 20 slides showing various works of Greek art and a card game designed to teach students about some of the myths commonly depicted in Greek art. The accompanying CD-ROM contains the full text of the book in printable Adobe Acrobat format as well as JPEG files of the images depicted on the slides.

Author : Robin Osborne
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780197644447

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The Oxford History of the Archaic Greek World by Robin Osborne Pdf

This book introduces the history and archaeology of ancient Athens in the period from 800-500 BCE. Following the standard arrangement of the Oxford History of the Archaic Greek World series, author Robin Osborne deals successively with the sources; environmental setting; material culture (settlement pattern, burial customs, ceramic production); political, legal, and diplomatic history; economy and demography; social and religious customs; and cultural history (including history of sculpture) of archaic Athens. He provides not only a full and up-to-date guide to all these various aspects of Athenian history and archaeology, but also an integrated history which shows how all the different aspects intersect. Osborne guides the reader through an exciting story of the way in which the territory of Attica was re-occupied after the collapse of Bronze Age civilization, how Athens emerged as the dominant settlement, how the claims of family, place, and wealth were played out against one another, and how the Athenians came to place themselves both in relation to the wider Greek world and in relation to the gods. The account is illustrated with abundant maps and halftone images that bring the world of Athens to life. The political and cultural achievements of classical Athens (democracy, tragedy, the Parthenon and its sculpture) rested upon the foundations created in the archaic period, but Osborne shows that archaic Athens did not merely provide foundations for what came later but offered a fascinating history and culture of its own.

Author : Chester G. Starr
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015018997521

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The Birth of Athenian Democracy by Chester G. Starr Pdf

The topic of Athenian democracy is a popular one among scholars and students of the classical world, and books on the subject continue to appear. Thus far, however, none of them has devoted much attention to the origins and daily operations of the assembly. In this intriguing study, Chester Starr traces the growth of the assembly from its consolidation to its position as the central institution in the democratic government of Athens in the fifth century B.C. He examines the practical operation of the early assembly, and offers vivid descriptions of the role of ideology in Athenian politics, the evolution of voting requirements, and electoral participation. Noting the disenfranchisement of women and slaves, Starr draws several compelling parallels between Athenian and American democracy. Written in Starr's characteristically lively style, this is an invaluable guide to students and scholars, and an engaging introduction to the subject for general readers.

Author : Arthur Mayer Wolfson
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783385200753

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Essentials in Ancient History by Arthur Mayer Wolfson Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.