The Philosophical Stage: Drama and Dialectic in Classical Athens
Hardback
Main Details
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The Philosophical Stage: Drama and Dialectic in Classical Athens
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Joshua Billings
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:288 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 156 |
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| Category/Genre | Performance art
Plays, playscripts
Western philosophy - Ancient to c 500 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691205182
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| Classifications | Dewey:882.0109 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
15 June 2021 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
A bold new reconception of ancient Greek drama as a mode of philosophical thinking The Philosophical Stage offers an innovative approach to ancient Greek literature and thought that places drama at the heart of intellectual history. Drawing on evidence from tragedy and comedy, Joshua Billings shines new light on the development of early Greek ph
Author Biography
Joshua Billings is professor of classics at Princeton University. He is the author of Genealogy of the Tragic: Greek Tragedy and German Philosophy (Princeton), which won the 2015 Society for Classical Studies Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit.
Reviews"Longlisted for the Runciman Award, Anglo-Hellenic League" "[A] thoughtful examination of the breadth of intellectual thought in classical Greece." * Choice Reviews * "Billings' study, with its novel approach, is a valuable and versatile resource. It is undoubtedly a useful addition to research concerning the complex relationship between early Western philosophical thought and ancient drama."---Visa Helenius, Arctos
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