Jack Meyer

Alcibiades

Fact, Fiction, Farce

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Produktbeschreibung

Is he just a troublemaker with an attitude? Or will this spunky youth grow up to do something great? The populace of Athens holds varied opinions about Alcibiades, a handsome boy who exhibits a devious and audacious personality. Based on historical record, author Jack Meyer reconstructs the life of Alcibiades, a man who uniquely impacted classical Athens during the Peloponnesian War. An orphan, Alcibiades grew up in the household of Pericles, was Socrates' favorite student, and was immensely handsome and rich. This narrative tells the story of the stunning career of this brilliant tactical military commander, persuasive orator, and consummate traitor who switched sides three times during the war. The city's own favorite son, this product of the Golden Age, was a man as morally corrupt as he was convincingly eloquent. The reconstruction of Alcibiades' story breeds both fiction and farce, and this story of the Greek experience serves as an analogue for a critique of today's American foreign policy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Trafford Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Dezember 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 230g
• ISBN-13: 9781426918339
• ISBN-10: 142691833X
• Artikelnr.: 28043273

Autorenporträt

Jack develops characters that are based on "every day" people who ironically get caught up in situations they never envisioned. He expands on intriguing and complicated circumstances that will generate a variety of emotions in unique circumstances. Each character's mental and moral qualities vary though their intentions are for good. In the end, his stories draw you into the human experience.