The World of Prometheus: The Politics of Punishing in Democratic Athens

by Danielle S. Allen

Book Overview

For Danielle Allen, punishment is more a window onto democratic Athens' fundamental values than simply a set of official practices. From imprisonment to stoning to refusal of burial, instances of punishment in ancient Athens fueled conversations among ordinary citizens and political and literary figures about the nature of justice. Re-creating in vivid detail the cultural context of this conversation, Allen shows that punishment gave the community...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691094896
• ISBN13: 9780691094892
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"