Politics and the Street in Democratic Athens

Politics and the Street in Democratic Athens

Gottesman, Alex (Temple University, Philadelphia)

Cambridge University Press

10/2017

261

Mole

Inglês

9781108439053

15 a 20 dias

The first in-depth study of the classical Athenian public sphere. It examines informal political spaces such as symposia, gymnasia and workshops, and the role of impromptu theatrics and gossip in the formation of public opinion, as well as exploring their relationship to the formal civic institutions of assembly, council and courts.
Introduction; 1. A tour of the Agora; 2. Athenian social networks; 3. The problem of non-institutional politics; 4. Institutionalizing theatricality in the assembly; 5. 'Publicity stunts' in Athenian politics; 6. Slaves in the Theseion; 7. The Magnesian street; Conclusion.
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