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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Niall Livingstone (University of Birmingham, UK)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9780415212960ISBN 10: 0415212960 Pages: 124 Publication Date: 18 July 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAbout this book Acknowledgements PART 1: SETTING THE STAGE FOR CITIZENS Introduction: Democratic Knowledge Citizens Modern and Ancient Democracies Intellectual Attainment and Democratic Ideals Myth and Mousikē Heroic Politics Hesiod’s Poetics of Struggle Solon: Accommodating Athens to the Muse PART 2: CITIZEN SPACES Knowing Where It Happens Democratic Citizenship: Staging and Rehearsal What Did Citizens Learn? Learning at Home Places of Learning The Agora The View beyond the City In and Out of the Barber’s Shop PART 3: THE CITIZEN PERFORMER Writing the City Suspicion of Writing in Athens On Writers (People Who Write Written Speeches, or Sophists) The Argument of ‘On Writers’ A Misdirected Attack on Writing? The Two Faces of the Writer Stylish Spontaneity Conclusion: the City as University BibliographyReviewsThis slim book takes on a big question: 'How did the citizens of ancient Athens learn to live in a democracy?' It's an important question, both for our knowledge of the classical city and for our understanding of how citizenship works in democracies today ... Livingstone's work is an important reminder that culture (political or otherwise) is grounded in face-to-face human interactions. His book is a powerful statement about how much ancient Athens still has to teach us ... it is a worthwhile and compelling read. - Ryan R. Abrecht, University of San Diego (USA), the Bryn Mawr Classical Review This slim book takes on a big question: 'How did the citizens of ancient Athens learn to live in a democracy?' It's an important question, both for our knowledge of the classical city and for our understanding of how citizenship works in democracies today ... Livingstone's work is an important reminder that culture (political or otherwise) is grounded in face-to-face human interactions. His book is a powerful statement about how much ancient Athens still has to teach us ... it is a worthwhile and compelling read. - Ryan R. Abrecht, University of San Diego (USA), the Bryn Mawr Classical Review This slim book takes on a big question: 'How did the citizens of ancient Athens learn to live in a democracy?' It's an important question, both for our knowledge of the classical city and for our understanding of how citizenship works in democracies today ... Livingstone's work is an important reminder that culture (political or otherwise) is grounded in face-to-face human interactions. His book is a powerful statement about how much ancient Athens still has to teach us ... it is a worthwhile and compelling read. - Ryan R. Abrecht, University of San Diego (USA), the Bryn Mawr Classical Review Author InformationUniversity of Birmingham, UK Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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