Silence and democracy : Athenian politics in Thucydides' history

1. Verfasser: Zumbrunnen, John
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, 2008.
Umfang/Format: viii, 200 p. ; 24 cm.
Online Zugang: Table of contents only
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Athenian stasis and the quiet of the mob
  • The silence of hoi Athenaioi : two modes of Athenian action in the history
  • Deliberative action and Athenian "character"
  • The silence of the demos and the challenges of political judgment : on the "decline" of Athenian politics
  • Justice and empire : Athenian silence and the representation of Athens abroad
  • Athenian silence and the fate of Plataea.