Performance Culture and Athenian Democracy
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Performance Culture and Athenian Democracy by Simon Goldhill
The specially-commissioned essays in this 1999 book discuss the ways in which performance is central to the practice and ideology of democracy in classical Athens. From theatre 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.
'The diversity of the essays as well as the originality, distinction and provocative quality of many of them make this volume a fine contribution to performance studies' Journal of Hellenic Studies
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521642477 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521642477 |
| Title | Performance Culture and Athenian Democracy |
| Author | Simon Goldhill |
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| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1999-06-13 |
| Number of pages | 430 |
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