The People Of Aristophanes Routledge Revivals

Author : Victor Ehrenberg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-20
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781135090302

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The People of Aristophanes (Routledge Revivals) by Victor Ehrenberg Pdf

First published in 1951, The People of Aristophanes provides a sociological account of Athens in the period of its greatest glory. Drawing upon Old Attic Comedy and the plays of Aristophanes, the author recreates, for the reader, the life of Athens at that time. He writes extensively about social structure, family, religion and political relationships within the state, and discusses the far-reaching changes which took place within Athenian society.

Author : Victor Ehrenberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:474108524

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The People of Aristophanes by Victor Ehrenberg Pdf

Author : Claude Mossé
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317754312

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Athens in Decline (Routledge Revivals) by Claude Mossé Pdf

Athens has, at different times and from different points of view, been cited as a model of moderate democracy and triumphant humanism, or, on the contrary, as an illustration of the disorders due to demagoguery and misguided imperialism. Professor Mossé looks beyond these judgments to discuss the exceptional destiny of Athens – a city which for two centuries dominated the Eastern Mediterranean world, but then faded from the political scene when Rome extended its control over the whole Mediterranean. The history of Athenian democracy does not end in 404 BC, as is sometimes thought, when the city capitulated to Sparta at the end of its Golden Age. Athens in Decline, first published in 1973, demonstrates how the city experienced another seventy-five years of greatness, and survived, more or less curtailed, under Macedonian domination. She examines the reasons for the final collapse and follows the stages of a decline which was not wholly without grandeur.

Author : Gilbert Murray
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317913306

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Humanist Essays (Routledge Revivals) by Gilbert Murray Pdf

First published in 1964, this is a short collection of both literary and philosophical essays. Whilst two essays consider Greek literature written at the point at which the Athenian empire was breaking apart, another group explore the background from which Christianity arose, considering Paganism and the religious philosophy at the time of Christ. These, in particular, display Gilbert Murray’s ‘profound belief in ethics and disbelief in all revelational religions’ as well as his conviction that the roots of our society lie within Greek civilization. Finally, there is an interesting discussion of Order and the motives of those who seek to overthrow it.

Author : Victor Ehrenberg
Publisher : Porcupine Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1985-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0879910615

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The People of Aristophanes by Victor Ehrenberg Pdf

Author : Lauren K. Taaffe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781317700159

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Aristophanes and Women (Routledge Revivals) by Lauren K. Taaffe Pdf

Aristophanes and Women, first published in 1993, investigates the workings of the great Athenian comedian’s ‘women plays’ in an attempt to discern why they were in fact probably quite funny to their original audiences. It is argued that modern students, scholars, and dramatists need to consider much more closely the conditions of the plays’ ancient productions when evaluating their ostensible themes. Three plays are focused upon: Lysistrata, Thesmophoriazusae, and Ecclesiazusae. All seem to speak quite eloquently to contemporary concerns about women’s rights, the value of women’s work, and the relationships between women and war, literary representation and politics. On the one hand, Professor Taaffe tries to retrieve what an ancient Athenian audience may have l appreciated about these plays and what their central theses may have meant within that culture. On the other hand, Aristophanes is discussed from the perspective of a late twentieth-century, specifically female, reader.

Author : Frank Vatai
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317749745

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Intellectuals in Politics in the Greek World (Routledge Revivals) by Frank Vatai Pdf

Intellectuals in Politics in the Greek World, first published in 1984, was the first comprehensive study of this recurrent theme in political sociology with specific reference to antiquity, and led to significant revaluation of the role of intellectuals in everyday political life. The term ‘intellectual’ is carefully defined, and figures as diverse as Pythagoras, Plato and Aristotle; Isocrates, Heracleides of Ponteius and Clearchus of Soli are discussed. The author examines the difference between the success of an intellectual politician, like Solon, and the failure of those such as Plato who attempted to mould society to abstract ideals. It is concluded that, ultimately, most philosophers were conspicuously unsuccessful when they intervened in politics: citizens regarded them as propagandists for their rulers, while rulers treated them as intellectual ornaments. The result was that many thinkers retreated to inter-scholastic disputation where the political objects of discussion increasingly became far removed from contemporary reality.

Author : Barry Strauss
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317697688

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Athens after the Peloponnesian War (Routledge Revivals) by Barry Strauss Pdf

Historians are used to studying the origins of war. The rebuilding in the aftermath of war is a subject that – at least in the case of Athens – has received far less attention. Along with the problems of reconstructing the economy and replenishing the population, the problem of renegotiating political consensus was equally acute. Athens after the Peloponnesian War, first published in 1986, undertakes a radically new investigation into the nature of Athenian political groups. The general model of ‘faction’ provided by political anthropology provides an indispensable paradigm for the Athenian case. More widely, Professor Strauss argues for the importance of the economic, social and ideological changes resulting from the Peloponnesian War in the development of political nexus. Athens after the Peloponnesian War offers a detailed demographic analysis, astute insight into political discourse, and is altogether one of the most thorough treatments of this important period in the Athenian democracy.

Author : R. F. Willetts
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317752967

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Aristocratic Society in Ancient Crete (Routledge Revivals) by R. F. Willetts Pdf

Aristocratic Society in Ancient Crete, first published in 1955, investigates the emergence and progress of Dorian society on Crete from the 8th century BC onwards. The major contribution of Cretan culture in this period was in the field of law – law and order are traditionally linked, and Dorian Crete remained steadfast in its pursuit of order. The author offers an explanation for the protracted aristocratic character of Cretan society, basing his study on the crucial Code of Gortyna. The primitive foundations of the social system are examined, illuminating the tribal institutions which formed the basis of the aristocratic states which developed. The four classes of the Cretan states, and the mutual relations of these classes, are defined, and the stages whereby family institutions developed are analysed. Finally, political and judicial organisation is scrutinised, and the Cretan culture is situated in the wider horizon of Mediterranean civilisation.

Author : Onno Van Nijf,Fik Meijer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317575993

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Trade, Transport and Society in the Ancient World (Routledge Revivals) by Onno Van Nijf,Fik Meijer Pdf

This book, first published in 1992, presents an introduction to the nature of trade and transport in antiquity through a selection of translated literary, papyrological, epigraphical and legal sources. These texts illustrate a range of aspects of ancient trade and transport: from the role of the authorities, to the status of traders, to the capacity and speed of ancient ships. It is clear that the actual means of transportation were crucial; the book illustrates the limitations of ancient transport technology and the consequences for the development of commerce. It focuses first on different aspects of transport over land and then on transport by river and concludes with a discussion of several aspects of ancient seafaring, This book is ideal for students of ancient history.

Author : Richard A. Bauman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000082937

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Political Trials in Ancient Greece (Routledge Revivals) by Richard A. Bauman Pdf

During the inspired years of the Athenian empire, through the tragedy of its collapse, to the more prosaic era that followed, most of the great names in Athenian history were involved in the procedures of criminal law. Political Trials in Ancient Greece, first published in 1990, explores the relationships between historical process, constitution, law, political machinations and foreign policy, concentrating on fifth and fourth century Athens and on Macedonia. These trials contribute significant details to our knowledge of such towering figures as Aeschylus, Pericles, Thucydides, Alcibiades, Socrates, Demosthenes and Aristotle, as well as a diverse collection of Macedonian defendants. The jurisdiction of the Areopagus, trials of communities, and the personal jurisdiction of the Macedonian king are also examined. Richard Bauman’s original account broadens our understanding of Greek legal institutions and of the ancient Greek approach to the law, as well as the general ethos of Athenian and Macedonian society.

Author : Andrew Lintott
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317697145

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Violence, Civil Strife and Revolution in the Classical City (Routledge Revivals) by Andrew Lintott Pdf

Violent conflict between individuals and groups was as common in the ancient world as it has been in more recent history. Detested in theory, it nevertheless became as frequent as war between sovereign states. The importance of such ‘stasis’ was recognised by political thinkers of the time, especially Thucydides and Aristotle, both of whom tried to analyse its causes. Violence, Civil Strife and Revolution in the Classical City, first published in 1982, gives a conspectus of stasis in the societies of Greek antiquity, and traces the development of civil strife as city-states grew in political, social and economic sophistication. Aristocratic rivalry, tensions between rich and poor, imperialism and constitutional crisis are all discussed, while special consideration is given to the attitudes of the participants and the theoretical explanations offered at the time. In conclusion, civil strife in the ancient world is compared to more recent conflicts, both domestic and international.

Author : F. M. Cornford
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317687528

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Thucydides Mythistoricus (Routledge Revivals) by F. M. Cornford Pdf

First published in 1907 and reissued in 1965, this is a fascinating study of Thucydides’s History. Thucydides set out to write a truthful account of the Pelopennesian war, but his work reflects his Athenian fourth-century B.C. context, which was of a particular interest to Cornford. In this fascinating title, Cornford analyses the causes of the war as shown by Thucydides and other sources, and then goes on to comment on the History.

Author : Edward Berdoe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317701200

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The Browning Cyclopaedia (Routledge Revivals) by Edward Berdoe Pdf

Robert Browning, the great Victorian poet, is often claimed to be hard to understand, largely on account of the obscurity of his language, the complexity of his thought, and his poetic style. The Browning Cyclopaedia, first published in 1891, presents an exposition of the prominent ideas of each poem, as well as its tone, its sources – historical, legendary or fanciful – and a glossary of every difficult word or allusion which might obscure the poem’s meaning. This volume remains indispensable for students of Robert Browning, as well as those interested in the general aesthetic climate of Victorian poetry.

Author : Gilbert Murray
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317913313

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Humanist Essays (Routledge Revivals) by Gilbert Murray Pdf

First published in 1964, this is a short collection of both literary and philosophical essays. Whilst two essays consider Greek literature written at the point at which the Athenian empire was breaking apart, another group explore the background from which Christianity arose, considering Paganism and the religious philosophy at the time of Christ. These, in particular, display Gilbert Murray’s ‘profound belief in ethics and disbelief in all revelational religions’ as well as his conviction that the roots of our society lie within Greek civilization. Finally, there is an interesting discussion of Order and the motives of those who seek to overthrow it.