Uses and Meanings of the Past
by
Bernd Steinbock
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2012
Prompted by the abundant historical allusions in Athenian political and diplomatic discourse, Bernd Steinbock analyzes the uses and meanings of the past in fourth-century Athens, using Thebes’ role in Athenian memory as a case study. This examination is based upon the premise that Athenian social...