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Greeks A Portrait of Self and Others

Cartledge Paul
Heftet / 2002 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780192803887
Publisert
2002
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
224 gr
Høyde
195 mm
Bredde
127 mm
Dybde
19 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
288

Forfatter
Cartledge Paul

Om bidragsyterne

Paul Cartledge is Reader in Greek History at the University of Cambridge. His publications include The Cambridge Illustrated History of Greece (CUP, 1997) and The Greeks (BBC, 2001).

Greeks A Portrait of Self and Others

Cartledge Paul
Heftet / 2002 / Engelsk
Cartledge Paul
Heftet / 2002 / Engelsk
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Review from previous edition a useful antidote to British sentimentality about ancient Greece

Philip Howard, The Times

Paul Cartledge's sharp and unsentimental new introduction to [the Greeks'] mentality ... forcefully shows that freedom-loving citizens could live at ease among hordes of slaves.

Boyd Tonkin, New Statesman & Society

the lively and succinct development of many ancient nad modern arguments makes The Greeks a welcome and timely contribution to a number of continuing and important debates

Times Literary Supplement

Se alle

lively, and very topical, book ... I know of no better book with which to introduce this 'portrait of self and others' to students at the sixth-form level or above.

Greece & Rome

He adopts a lightly unusual approach and discusses the 'dominant' group - male citizens - in its relations with woman, slaves, barbarians and the gods. It is an interesting approach.

Contemporary Review

With The Greeks Cartledge has achieved an up-to-date synthesis of Hellenic central concepts, thus furnishing teachers of ancient history and civilization with a valuable instrument, as I experienced in Greece when teaching European youth about their identity.

Mnemosyne

Cartledge's The Greeks is bracingly enthusiastic with inter-disciplinary influences and interests.

The Sunday Times

a study of the rise of a mentality, written in brilliant style, important, sometimes iconoclastic

Il pensiero politico

This book provides an original and challenging answer to the question: 'Who were the Classical Greeks?' Paul Cartledge - 'one of the most theoretically alert, widely read and prolific of contemporary ancient historians' (TLS) - here examines the Greeks and their achievements in terms of their own self-image, mainly as it was presented by the supposedly objective historians: Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon. Many of our modern concepts as we understand them were invented by the Greeks: for example, democracy, theatre, philosophy, and history. Yet despite being our cultural ancestors in many ways, their legacy remains rooted in myth and the mental and material contexts of many of their achievements are deeply alien to our own ways of thinking and acting. The Greeks aims to explore in depth how the dominant group (adult, male, citizen) attempted, with limited success, to define themselves unambiguously in polar opposition to a whole series of 'Others' - non-Greeks, women, non-citizens, slaves and gods. This new edition contains an updated bibliography, a new chapter entitled 'Entr'acte: Others in Images and Images of Others', and a new afterword.
Les mer
This volume provides a challenging answer to the question: "Who were the Classical Greeks?", Paul Cartledge here examines the Greeks and their achievements in terms of their own self-image, mainly as it was presented by the supposedly objective historians: Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon.
Les mer
Prologue ; 1. Significant Others: Us v. Them ; 2. Inventing the Past: History v. Myth ; Entr'acte: Others in Images and Images of Others ; 3. Alien Wisdom: Greeks v. Barbarians ; 4. Engendering History: Men v. Women ; 5. In the Club: Citizens v. Aliens ; 6. Of Inhuman Bondage: Free v. Slave ; 7. Knowing Your Place: Gods v. Mortals ; Epilogue ; Further Reading ; Bibliography ; Index
Les mer
Review from previous edition a useful antidote to British sentimentality about ancient Greece
`Review from previous edition a useful antidote to British sentimentality about ancient Greece' Philip Howard, The Times `Paul Cartledge's sharp and unsentimental new introduction to [the Greeks'] mentality ... forcefully shows that freedom-loving citizens could live at ease among hordes of slaves.' Boyd Tonkin, New Statesman & Society `the lively and succinct development of many ancient nad modern arguments makes The Greeks a welcome and timely contribution to a number of continuing and important debates' Times Literary Supplement `lively, and very topical, book ... I know of no better book with which to introduce this 'portrait of self and others' to students at the sixth-form level or above.' Greece & Rome `He adopts a lightly unusual approach and discusses the 'dominant' group - male citizens - in its relations with woman, slaves, barbarians and the gods. It is an interesting approach.' Contemporary Review `With The Greeks Cartledge has achieved an up-to-date synthesis of Hellenic central concepts, thus furnishing teachers of ancient history and civilization with a valuable instrument, as I experienced in Greece when teaching European youth about their identity.' Mnemosyne `Cartledge's The Greeks is bracingly enthusiastic with inter-disciplinary influences and interests.' The Sunday Times `a study of the rise of a mentality, written in brilliant style, important, sometimes iconoclastic' Il pensiero politico
Les mer
Paul Cartledge is 'one of the most theoretically alert, widely read and prolific of contemporary ancient historians' (TLS) A short, lively introduction to the Greeks and their legacy Explores the fascinating development of 'the other' through the examination of 'the Greek' as adult, male, citizen, and 'non-Greek' as woman, non-citizen, slave. Traces the development of the basic concepts of democracy, theatre, philosophy, and history in Greece. Looks beyond the myths, to the mental and material achievements of the Greeks New addendum to Chapter 2, additional bibliography, and new Afterword
Les mer
Paul Cartledge is Reader in Greek History at the University of Cambridge. His publications include The Cambridge Illustrated History of Greece (CUP, 1997) and The Greeks (BBC, 2001).
Paul Cartledge is 'one of the most theoretically alert, widely read and prolific of contemporary ancient historians' (TLS) A short, lively introduction to the Greeks and their legacy Explores the fascinating development of 'the other' through the examination of 'the Greek' as adult, male, citizen, and 'non-Greek' as woman, non-citizen, slave. Traces the development of the basic concepts of democracy, theatre, philosophy, and history in Greece. Looks beyond the myths, to the mental and material achievements of the Greeks New addendum to Chapter 2, additional bibliography, and new Afterword
Les mer

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Review from previous edition a useful antidote to British sentimentality about ancient Greece

Philip Howard, The Times

Paul Cartledge's sharp and unsentimental new introduction to [the Greeks'] mentality ... forcefully shows that freedom-loving citizens could live at ease among hordes of slaves.

Boyd Tonkin, New Statesman & Society

the lively and succinct development of many ancient nad modern arguments makes The Greeks a welcome and timely contribution to a number of continuing and important debates

Times Literary Supplement

Se alle

lively, and very topical, book ... I know of no better book with which to introduce this 'portrait of self and others' to students at the sixth-form level or above.

Greece & Rome

He adopts a lightly unusual approach and discusses the 'dominant' group - male citizens - in its relations with woman, slaves, barbarians and the gods. It is an interesting approach.

Contemporary Review

With The Greeks Cartledge has achieved an up-to-date synthesis of Hellenic central concepts, thus furnishing teachers of ancient history and civilization with a valuable instrument, as I experienced in Greece when teaching European youth about their identity.

Mnemosyne

Cartledge's The Greeks is bracingly enthusiastic with inter-disciplinary influences and interests.

The Sunday Times

a study of the rise of a mentality, written in brilliant style, important, sometimes iconoclastic

Il pensiero politico

This book provides an original and challenging answer to the question: 'Who were the Classical Greeks?' Paul Cartledge - 'one of the most theoretically alert, widely read and prolific of contemporary ancient historians' (TLS) - here examines the Greeks and their achievements in terms of their own self-image, mainly as it was presented by the supposedly objective historians: Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon. Many of our modern concepts as we understand them were invented by the Greeks: for example, democracy, theatre, philosophy, and history. Yet despite being our cultural ancestors in many ways, their legacy remains rooted in myth and the mental and material contexts of many of their achievements are deeply alien to our own ways of thinking and acting. The Greeks aims to explore in depth how the dominant group (adult, male, citizen) attempted, with limited success, to define themselves unambiguously in polar opposition to a whole series of 'Others' - non-Greeks, women, non-citizens, slaves and gods. This new edition contains an updated bibliography, a new chapter entitled 'Entr'acte: Others in Images and Images of Others', and a new afterword.
Les mer
This volume provides a challenging answer to the question: "Who were the Classical Greeks?", Paul Cartledge here examines the Greeks and their achievements in terms of their own self-image, mainly as it was presented by the supposedly objective historians: Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon.
Les mer
Prologue ; 1. Significant Others: Us v. Them ; 2. Inventing the Past: History v. Myth ; Entr'acte: Others in Images and Images of Others ; 3. Alien Wisdom: Greeks v. Barbarians ; 4. Engendering History: Men v. Women ; 5. In the Club: Citizens v. Aliens ; 6. Of Inhuman Bondage: Free v. Slave ; 7. Knowing Your Place: Gods v. Mortals ; Epilogue ; Further Reading ; Bibliography ; Index
Les mer
Review from previous edition a useful antidote to British sentimentality about ancient Greece
`Review from previous edition a useful antidote to British sentimentality about ancient Greece' Philip Howard, The Times `Paul Cartledge's sharp and unsentimental new introduction to [the Greeks'] mentality ... forcefully shows that freedom-loving citizens could live at ease among hordes of slaves.' Boyd Tonkin, New Statesman & Society `the lively and succinct development of many ancient nad modern arguments makes The Greeks a welcome and timely contribution to a number of continuing and important debates' Times Literary Supplement `lively, and very topical, book ... I know of no better book with which to introduce this 'portrait of self and others' to students at the sixth-form level or above.' Greece & Rome `He adopts a lightly unusual approach and discusses the 'dominant' group - male citizens - in its relations with woman, slaves, barbarians and the gods. It is an interesting approach.' Contemporary Review `With The Greeks Cartledge has achieved an up-to-date synthesis of Hellenic central concepts, thus furnishing teachers of ancient history and civilization with a valuable instrument, as I experienced in Greece when teaching European youth about their identity.' Mnemosyne `Cartledge's The Greeks is bracingly enthusiastic with inter-disciplinary influences and interests.' The Sunday Times `a study of the rise of a mentality, written in brilliant style, important, sometimes iconoclastic' Il pensiero politico
Les mer
Paul Cartledge is 'one of the most theoretically alert, widely read and prolific of contemporary ancient historians' (TLS) A short, lively introduction to the Greeks and their legacy Explores the fascinating development of 'the other' through the examination of 'the Greek' as adult, male, citizen, and 'non-Greek' as woman, non-citizen, slave. Traces the development of the basic concepts of democracy, theatre, philosophy, and history in Greece. Looks beyond the myths, to the mental and material achievements of the Greeks New addendum to Chapter 2, additional bibliography, and new Afterword
Les mer
Paul Cartledge is Reader in Greek History at the University of Cambridge. His publications include The Cambridge Illustrated History of Greece (CUP, 1997) and The Greeks (BBC, 2001).
Paul Cartledge is 'one of the most theoretically alert, widely read and prolific of contemporary ancient historians' (TLS) A short, lively introduction to the Greeks and their legacy Explores the fascinating development of 'the other' through the examination of 'the Greek' as adult, male, citizen, and 'non-Greek' as woman, non-citizen, slave. Traces the development of the basic concepts of democracy, theatre, philosophy, and history in Greece. Looks beyond the myths, to the mental and material achievements of the Greeks New addendum to Chapter 2, additional bibliography, and new Afterword
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780192803887
Publisert
2002
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
224 gr
Høyde
195 mm
Bredde
127 mm
Dybde
19 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
288

Forfatter
Cartledge Paul

Om bidragsyterne

Paul Cartledge is Reader in Greek History at the University of Cambridge. His publications include The Cambridge Illustrated History of Greece (CUP, 1997) and The Greeks (BBC, 2001).

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