The composition of Aristotle's Athenaion politeia : observation and explanation /
Discovered one hundred years ago, Aristotle's Athenaion Politeia is invaluable to contemporary understanding of Athenian democracy. As a historical record, however, it has been found to be so unreliable that some have questioned its true authorship, and it has remained largely ignored by those...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1992
New York : 1992 New York : 1992 |
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| Summary: | Discovered one hundred years ago, Aristotle's Athenaion Politeia is invaluable to contemporary understanding of Athenian democracy. As a historical record, however, it has been found to be so unreliable that some have questioned its true authorship, and it has remained largely ignored by those studying philosophy and literature. Keaney uses a literary approach to reassert Aristotle's authorship and to present the Athenaion Politeia as a document that defies the constraints of any particular genre--probably never intended to be a piece of historical writing. He goes beyond the traditional approach of historical analysis to consider the work as characteristic of a new and innovative genre created by Aristotle, that of empirically-based cultural history |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | 191 p xii, 191 p. ; 24 cm xii, 191 p. ; 25 cm xii, 191 pages ; 24 cm xii, 191 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-186) and index Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-186) and indexes Includes bibliographical references and index Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| ISBN: | 0195070321 (acid-free paper) 0195070321 9780195070323 (acid-free paper) 9780195070323 |