Entering the agon dissent and authority in Homer, historiography and tragedy

This is a study of the changing representations of debate across and within classical Greek epic, historiography, and tragedy. It shows the importance of debate to these key genres and also the role of literature in the construction of a citizen body through the exploration and management of dissent...

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Main Author: Barker, Elton T. E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2009, 2009
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This is a study of the changing representations of debate across and within classical Greek epic, historiography, and tragedy. It shows the importance of debate to these key genres and also the role of literature in the construction of a citizen body through the exploration and management of dissent from authority
Physical Description:xiii, 433 p.
ISBN:9780191715365