Social memory in Athenian public discourse : uses and meanings of the past
| 1. Verfasser: |
Steinbock, Bernd.
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
Univ. of Michigan Press,
2013.
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| Umfang/Format: |
xii, 411 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
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| Inhalte/Bestandteile: | 3 Datensätze |
Inhaltsangabe:
- 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
- Chapter 1. Carriers of Athenian Social Memory
- Festivals and Public Commemorations
- Different Memory Communities
- Monuments and Inscriptions
- Rhetorical Education
- Assembly and Law Courts
- Chapter 2. 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
- Chapter 3. 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
- Chapter 4. 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
- Chapter 5. 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.
