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Fathers and Sons in Athens: Ideology and Society in the Era of the Peloponnesian War

Barry S. Strauss

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Description:Father-son conflict was for the Athenians a topic of widespread interest that touched the core of both family and political life, particularly during times of social upheaval. Barry Strauss explores the tensions experienced by a society that cherished both youthful independence and paternal authority. He examines father-son relationships within the Athenian family and the way these relations were presented in a wide variety of political and literary texts. In emphasizing the blurring of boundaries between family and state, or private and public, in Athens, Strauss encourages us to reflect anew on the distinction between these concepts and on the difficulties of putting that distinction into practice today."This work is exciting and important not only for its thesis but for the new and often exhilarating way in which we see language and history and texts combined and interpreted." Thomas M. Falkner, Bryn Mawr Classical Review"Particularly noteworthy is Strauss's lucid demonstration of how the rhetoric of familial breakdown informed political discourse in the wake of the disastrous Athenian defeat in Sicily.... One of the most original and interesting works on classical Athens to appear in years." Stanley M. Burstein, The Historian"The best study in print of father-son relations in Athens." James M. Williams, History: Reviews of New BooksWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Fathers and Sons in Athens: Ideology and Society in the Era of the Peloponnesian War. To get started finding Fathers and Sons in Athens: Ideology and Society in the Era of the Peloponnesian War, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Father-son conflict was for the Athenians a topic of widespread interest that touched the core of both family and political life, particularly during times of social upheaval. Barry Strauss explores the tensions experienced by a society that cherished both youthful independence and paternal authority. He examines father-son relationships within the Athenian family and the way these relations were presented in a wide variety of political and literary texts. In emphasizing the blurring of boundaries between family and state, or private and public, in Athens, Strauss encourages us to reflect anew on the distinction between these concepts and on the difficulties of putting that distinction into practice today."This work is exciting and important not only for its thesis but for the new and often exhilarating way in which we see language and history and texts combined and interpreted." Thomas M. Falkner, Bryn Mawr Classical Review"Particularly noteworthy is Strauss's lucid demonstration of how the rhetoric of familial breakdown informed political discourse in the wake of the disastrous Athenian defeat in Sicily.... One of the most original and interesting works on classical Athens to appear in years." Stanley M. Burstein, The Historian"The best study in print of father-son relations in Athens." James M. Williams, History: Reviews of New BooksWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Fathers and Sons in Athens: Ideology and Society in the Era of the Peloponnesian War. To get started finding Fathers and Sons in Athens: Ideology and Society in the Era of the Peloponnesian War, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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