Fathers and sons in Athens : ideology and society in the era of the Peloponnesian War / Barry S. Strauss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Strauss, Barry S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek literature--History and criticism.

Greek literature.

Fathers and sons--Greece--Athens--History.

Fathers and sons.

Literature and society--Greece--Athens.

Literature and society.

Fathers and sons in literature.

Greece--History--Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C.

Greece.

Athens (Greece)--In literature.

Athens (Greece).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (300 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As history's first democracy, classical Athens invited political discourse. The Athenians, however could not completely separate the politicals from the private sphere; indeed father-son conflict, from patricide to murdering one's son, was a major public as well as a private theme. In a fascinating historical reappraisal, the author explores the consequences, for Athens and us, of the powerful influence of familial ideology on politics.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; List of abbreviations; INTRODUCTION: SOLIDARITY OR CONFLICT?; INTELLECTUAL PATERNITY; SOLIDARITY: PROUD FATHERS, OBEDIENT SONS; CONFLICT: THE SONS OF THESEUS; THE HOUR OF THE SON, CA. 450 414 BC; THE RETURN OF THE FATHER, 413 399 BC; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-275) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-95245-7

0-691-01591-0

1-134-95246-5

1-280-33126-7

9786610331260

0-203-03491-0

9780203034910

OCLC:

259517808