Fathers and sons in Athens [electronic resource] : ideology and society in the era of the Peloponnesian War / Barry S. Strauss.

Author/Creator:

Strauss, Barry S.

Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1993.

Format/Description:

Book
1 online resource (300 p.)

Subjects:

Greek literature -- History and criticism.
Fathers and sons -- Greece -- Athens -- History.
Literature and society -- Greece -- Athens.
Fathers and sons in literature.
Greece -- History -- Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C.
Athens (Greece) -- In literature.

Form/Genre:

Electronic books.

Language:

English

Summary:

As history's first democracy, classical Athens invited political discourse. The Athenians, however could not completely separate the politicals from the private sphere; indeed father-son conflict, from patricide to murdering one's son, was a major public as well as a private theme. In a fascinating historical reappraisal, the author explores the consequences, for Athens and us, of the powerful influence of familial ideology on politics.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; List of abbreviations; INTRODUCTION: SOLIDARITY OR CONFLICT?; INTELLECTUAL PATERNITY; SOLIDARITY: PROUD FATHERS, OBEDIENT SONS; CONFLICT: THE SONS OF THESEUS; THE HOUR OF THE SON, CA. 450 414 BC; THE RETURN OF THE FATHER, 413 399 BC; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-275) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-95246-5
1-280-33126-7
9786610331260
0-203-03491-0

OCLC:

259517808

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