Greek tragedy and contemporary democracy
By: Mark Chou
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781441171887
Subjects: Democracy in literature; Philosophy; Greek literature; Democracy; Greek drama (Tragedy); Literature; History and criticism
Description: This title tells the story of democracy through the perspective of tragic drama. It shows how the ancient tales of greatness and its loss point to the potential dangers of democracy then and now.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-195) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Democracy and tragedy in ancient Athens; title: 2. A multivocal democracy : the democratic impact of tragedy's multivocal form in ancient Athens and today; title: 3. Dramatizing democracy : introducing Aeschylus' suppliants; title: 4. Marginal women, marginalized stories : democracy and the politics of fifth-century supplication; title: 5. Civilization and violence : a new vision for contemporary democracy; title: 6. Towards a multivocal democracy.