The Subversive Oratory of Andokides: Politics, Ideology and Decision-Making in Democratic Athens
by Anna Missiou
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Cambridge University Press, 1992. Hardcover. Like new/Like new. Like new hardcover with navy blue cloth on boards with gilt lettering to spine. Like new dust jacket- faint scuffing. 8vo. ( 5.5 x 0.75 x 8.5 inches) Clean text free of marks or underlining. Includes bibliography, general index and an index of passages cited. 232 pp.
Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. By analyzing a selection of speeches of the Athenian orator Andokides and the decisions reached by his audience on each occasion, Dr. Missiou demonstrates that the orator had divergent perceptions, values and attitudes from those of his audience on a number of basic issues. By this means she challenges the criticism, frequently aimed at Athenian democracy, that the decisions of the Assembly during this period were irresponsible and irrational. In particular she ascribes the rejection of Andokides' proposals for peace with the Spartans in 391 BC to the incompatibility between the subversive character of his speech, aimed at spreading pro-Spartan and anti-war feelings, and the socio-political needs and demands of his audience.
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- Title
- The Subversive Oratory of Andokides: Politics, Ideology and Decision-Making in Democratic Athens
- Author
- Anna Missiou
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
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- Like new
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- ISBN 10
- 0521360099
- ISBN 13
- 9780521360098
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- 1992. 232p. Hardback. Series: Cambridge Classical Studies. Oratory Was A Vital Element In The Athenian Democracy. In This Study
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- Greek, classic literature, Spartans,
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- ancient history; Classical Literature;
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