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Pericles : a Sourcebook and Reader /

Pericles, Greece's greatest statesman and the leader of its Golden Age, created the Parthenon and championed democracy in Athens and beyond. Centuries of praise have endowed him with the powers of a demigod, but what did his friends, associates, and fellow citizens think of him? In Pericles: A...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tracy, Stephen V.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, California : University of California Press, 2009.
Colección:Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : A brief history of Athens in the fifth century
  • Chronology
  • The life of Pericles
  • The primary sources. Pericles' writings
  • The archaeological evidence
  • Thucydides' portrait of Pericles I : prelude to war
  • Thucydides' portrait of Pericles II : the first campaign and the funeral oration
  • Thycydides' portrait of Pericles III : plague, last speech, and final tribute
  • Aristophanes and old comedy : caricature and personal attacke
  • Herodotus
  • Protagoras
  • Sophocles' Oedipus : in the image of Pericles
  • Lysias, Xenophon, and Plato
  • Plutarch and the biographical tradition
  • Afterword : The legend of Pericles
  • Appendix : The Dryden translation of Plutarch's Life of Pericles
  • Recommended reading
  • Glossary.
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Passages Translated; List of Illustrations; Abbreviations and Primary Sources; Preface; Introduction; A Brief History of Athens in the Fifth Century; Chronology; The Life of Pericles; THE PRIMARY SOURCES; Pericles' Writings; The Archaeological Evidence; Inscriptions and Ostraca; Portrait Busts; The Building Program on the Acropolis; Thucydides' Portrait of Pericles I: Prelude to War; Thucydides' Portrait of Pericles II: The First Campaign and the Funeral Oration; Thucydides' Portrait of Pericles III: Plague, Last Speech, and Final Tribute.
  • Aristophanes and Old Comedy: Caricature and Personal AttackHerodotus; Protagoras; Sophocles' Oedipus: In the Image of Pericles; Lysias, Xenophon, and Plato; Plutarch and the Biographical Tradition; Afterword: The Legend of Pericles; Appendix: The Dryden Translation of Plutarch's Life of Pericles; Recommended Reading; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; S; T; X; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; S; T; X.