Citizens on stage : comedy and political culture in the Athenian democracy /

"In Citizens on Stage, James F. McGlew analyzes Athenian Old Comedy as a model for understanding political life in Athens during the late fifth and early fourth century B.C. During this period, new notions of political participation developed - both supportive of democracy, and hostile to it -...

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Main Author: McGlew, James F., 1955- (συγγραφέας)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2002.
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Summary:"In Citizens on Stage, James F. McGlew analyzes Athenian Old Comedy as a model for understanding political life in Athens during the late fifth and early fourth century B.C. During this period, new notions of political participation developed - both supportive of democracy, and hostile to it - that reshaped concepts of citizenship."-- από το κάλυμμα του βιβλίου.
Physical Description:vi, 239 σ. ; 24 εκ.
Bibliography:Περιλαμβάνει βιβλιογραφία και ευρετήριο.
ISBN:0472112856 (cloth : alk. paper)