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Social memory in Athenian public discourse : uses and meanings of the past /

Integrating literary, epigraphic, and archaeological evidence with scholarship on memory, identity, rhetoric, and international relations, this book enhances readers' understanding of both the function of memory in Athenian public discourse and the history of Athenian-Theban relations.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Steinbock, Bernd
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ann Arbor : The University of Michigan Press, [2013]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : Objectives, Methods, Concepts. Objectives ; What Is Social Memory? ; Social memory in Ancient Greece : From Mythical Times to the Recent Past ; Social Memory in Athenian Public Discourse
  • Carriers of Athenian Social Memory. Festivals and Public Commemorations ; Different Memory Communities ; Monuments and Inscriptions ; Rhetorical Education ; Assembly and Law Courts
  • Athens' Counterimage : The Theban Medizers. Fourth-Century Allusions to Thebes' Medizing ; Theban Conduct during the Persian War ; Athenian Disposition toward Thebes in 479 ; Memorialization of Thebes' Treason ; Remembering Theban Medism throughout the Fifth Century ; Contexts for the Recollection of Theban Medism in the Fourth Century
  • Mythical Precedent : Athenian Intervention for the Fallen Argives. Oratorical Allusions to the Burial of the Seven ; Constitutive Elements and Formative Influences ; The Burial of the Seven in Diplomatic and Political Discourse
  • A Precarious Memory : Theban Help for the Athenian Democrats. Belated Praise for Theban Aid? ; The Situation in Thebes in 404/3 ; Theban Support for Thrasybulus in Athenian Social Memory
  • Persistent Memories : The Proposed Eradication of Athens. The Debate about Athens' Fate in 405/4 ; Fourth-Century Allusions to the Proposed Destruction of Athens ; Traumatic Fear of Annihilation ; Semantic and Visual Conceptualizations : City Razing and Enslavement ; Imagining the Unimaginable : The Eradication of Athens ; Plataea, Melos, and Troy as Aide Memoire ; Contexts for the Recollection of the Theban Proposal
  • Conclusion.