Composition of Aristotle''s Athenaion Politeia - Observation and Explanation

Zusatztext It is a fully and carefully researched book and it deals with, and sheds new light on, a document that is a basic for our understanding of Athenian democracy. Klappentext Discovered one hundred years ago! Aristotle's Athenaion Politeia is invaluable to contemporary understanding of Athenian democracy. As a historical record! however! it has been found to be so unreliable that some have questioned its true authorship! and it has remained largely ignored by those studying philosophy and literature. Keaney uses a literary approach to reassert Aristotle's authorship and to present the Athenaion Politeia as a document that defies the constraints of any particular genre--probably never intended to be a piece of historical writing. He goes beyond the traditional approach of historical analysis to consider the work as characteristic of a new and innovative genre created by Aristotle! that of empirically-based cultural history. Zusammenfassung A critical analysis of Aristotle's historical document on Athenian democracy, which starts from the belief that the "Athenaion Politeia" does not fit any ancient genre. The author argues that Aristotle created a new genre and was not therefore inhibited by generic constraints of any kind.

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• Authors: John J. Keaney, John J. (Professor of Classics Keaney, Keaney John J.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.06.1992
• EAN: 9780195070323
• ISBN: 978-0-19-507032-3
• No. of pages: 204
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Politics & government, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Politics and government, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval