Vincent Azoulay

Pericles of Athens

Mitarbeit: Cartledge, Paul; Übersetzung: Llyod, Janet

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Produktbeschreibung

In this compelling critical biography, Vincent Azoulay provides an unforgettable portrait of Pericles and his turbulent era, shedding light on his powerful family, his patronage of the arts, and his unrivaled influence on Athenian politics and culture. He takes a fresh look at both the classical and modern reception of Pericles, recognizing his achievements as well as his failings while deftly avoiding the adulatory or hypercritical positions staked out by some scholars today. From Thucydides and Plutarch to Voltaire and Hegel, ancient and modern authors have questioned the great statesman's relationship with democracy and Athenian society. Did Pericles hold supreme power over willing masses or was he just a gifted representative of popular aspirations? Was Periclean Athens a democracy in name only, as Thucydides suggests? This is the enigma that Azoulay investigates in this groundbreaking book.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 153mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 566g
• ISBN-13: 9780691154596
• ISBN-10: 0691154597
• Artikelnr.: 39753047

Autorenporträt

Paul Cartledge is A. G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture in the University of Cambridge, and Fellow and Director of Studies in Classics at Clare College, Cambridge. Over the course of his distinguished career he has written and edited numerous books on the ancient Greek world. He also served as chief historical consultant for the BBC television series The Greeks.

Rezensionen

"Remarkable in every way."--Roger-Pol Droit, Le Monde