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Zusatztext "This slim book takes on a big question: 'How did the citizens of ancient Athens learn to live in a democracy?' It's an important question! both for our knowledge of the classical city and for our understanding of how citizenship works in democracies today ... Livingstone's work is an important reminder that "culture" (political or otherwise) is grounded in face-to-face human interactions. His book is a powerful statement about how much ancient Athens still has to teach us ... it is a worthwhile and compelling read."- Ryan R. Abrecht! University of San Diego (USA)! the Bryn Mawr Classical Review Informationen zum Autor Niall Livingstone is a Senior Lecturer in Classics, Ancient History, and Archaeology at the University of Birmingham. Klappentext Athens has been synonymous with the life of the intellect, and Athens: The City as University tells you just why. It is more than a history of education in terms of curriculum and shows the position of education and ideas in ancient Athens as a whole, providing an understanding of Athenian intellectual culture across the whole social range, and within its socio-political context. Zusammenfassung Athens has been synonymous with the life of the intellect, and Athens: The City as University tells you just why. It is more than a history of education in terms of curriculum and shows the position of education and ideas in ancient Athens as a whole, providing an understanding of Athenian intellectual culture across the whole social range, and within its socio-political context. Inhaltsverzeichnis About this book Acknowledgements PART 1: SETTING THE STAGE FOR CITIZENS Introduction: Democratic Knowledge Citizens Modern and Ancient Democracies Intellectual Attainment and Democratic Ideals Myth and Mousike Heroic Politics Hesiod’s Poetics of Struggle Solon: Accommodating Athens to the Muse PART 2: CITIZEN SPACES Knowing Where It Happens Democratic Citizenship: Staging and Rehearsal What Did Citizens Learn? Learning at Home Places of Learning The Agora The View beyond the City In and Out of the Barber’s Shop PART 3: THE CITIZEN PERFORMER Writing the City Suspicion of Writing in Athens On Writers (People Who Write Written Speeches, or Sophists) The Argument of ‘On Writers’ A Misdirected Attack on Writing? The Two Faces of the Writer Stylish Spontaneity Conclusion: the City as University Bibliography ...
