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This study centres on the rhetoric of the Athenian empire,
Thucydides' account of the Peloponnesian War and the notable
discrepancies between his assessment of Athens and that found in
tragedy, funeral orations and public art. Mills explores the
contradiction between Athenian actions and their
self-representation, arguing that Thucydides' highly critical,
cynical approach to the Athenian empire does not reflect how the
average Athenian saw his city's power. The popular education of the
Athenians, as presented to them in funeral speeches, drama and
public art told a very different story from that presented by
Thucydides' history, and it was far more palatable to ordinary
Athenians since it offered them a highly flattering portrayal of
their city and, by extension, each individual who made up that
city. Drama, Oratory and Thucydides in Fifth-Century Athens:
Teaching Imperial Lessons offers a fascinating insight into
Athenian self-representation and will be of interest to anyone
working on classical Athens, the Greek polis and classical
historiography.
This study centres on the rhetoric of the Athenian empire,
Thucydides' account of the Peloponnesian War and the notable
discrepancies between his assessment of Athens and that found in
tragedy, funeral orations and public art. Mills explores the
contradiction between Athenian actions and their
self-representation, arguing that Thucydides' highly critical,
cynical approach to the Athenian empire does not reflect how the
average Athenian saw his city's power. The popular education of the
Athenians, as presented to them in funeral speeches, drama and
public art told a very different story from that presented by
Thucydides' history, and it was far more palatable to ordinary
Athenians since it offered them a highly flattering portrayal of
their city and, by extension, each individual who made up that
city. Drama, Oratory and Thucydides in Fifth-Century Athens:
Teaching Imperial Lessons offers a fascinating insight into
Athenian self-representation and will be of interest to anyone
working on classical Athens, the Greek polis and classical
historiography.
This book traces the development of the Theseus myth and its
importance for Athens from the earliest evidence down to the end of
the fifth century. The author examines all extant tragedy in which
Theseus appears, even including the fragmentary drama in which
Theseus is known to appear, to assess the significance of his role
as mythological representative of Athenian greatness. The author
argues that the Theseus of most Athenian tragedy is carefully drawn
to exemplify the idealized image of the Athenian `national
character' that was prevalent in the age of the Athenian empire.
Every nation needs role models: the Athenians were no exception.
Handsome, brave, intelligent, and just, Theseus seemed the perfect
Athenian, but under the exterior lay a heartless seducer, rapist,
and killer of his own son. The author describes Athenian attempts
to cope with these contradictions in her discussion of how the
Theseus of Athenian tragedy relates to Athenian life and imperial
ideology.
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