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Debating the Athenian Cultural Revolution: Art, Literature, Philosophy, and Politics 430-380 BC

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Debating the Athenian Cultural Revolution: Art, Literature, Philosophy, and Politics 430-380 BC
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Robin Osborne
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:360
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreClassical Greek and Roman archaeology
ISBN/Barcode 9780521130585
ClassificationsDewey:938.05
Audience
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises; Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 11 February 2010
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Whatever aspect of Athenian culture one examines, whether it be tragedy and comedy, philosophy, vase painting and sculpture, oratory and rhetoric, law and politics, or social and economic life, the picture looks very different after 400 BC from before 400 BC. Scholars who have previously addressed this question have concentrated on particular areas and come up with explanations, often connected with the psychological effect of the Peloponnesian War, which are very unconvincing as explanations for the whole range of change. This book attempts to look at a wide range of evidence for cultural change at Athens and to examine the ways in which the changes may have been coordinated. It is a complement to the examination of the rhetoric of revolution as applied to ancient Greece in Rethinking Revolutions through Ancient Greece (Cambridge, 2006).

Author Biography

Robin Osborne is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Cambridge.

Reviews

"this is a worthwhile and interesting book." --BMCR