Debating the Athenian Cultural Revolution: Art, Literature, Philosophy, and Politics 430-380 BC

by Robin Osborne

Book Overview

Whatever aspect of Athenian culture one examines, whether it be tragedy and comedy, philosophy, vase painting and sculpture, oratory and rhetoric, law and politics, or social and economic life, the picture looks very different after 400 BC from before 400 BC. Scholars who have previously addressed this question have concentrated on particular areas and come up with explanations, often connected with the psychological effect of the Peloponnesian War,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521130581
• ISBN13: 9780521130585
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"