Format:
Online-Ressource (xii, 191 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0195070321
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9780195070323
Content:
A critical analysis of Aristotle's historical document on Athenian democracy, which starts from the belief that the "Athenaion Politeia" does not fit any ancient genre. The author argues that Aristotle created a new genre and was not therefore inhibited by generic constraints of any kind
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-186) and indexes
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Contents; Introduction; 1. The Origin and Authorship of the Politeiai; 2. The ""Cultural"" Origin of the πολιτεiαι; 3. The ""πολιτεiα"" Genre and Its Origin; 4. The Unity of the 'Αθπολ; 5. Observation and Explanation; 6. Methods and Purposes; 7. Structure and Meaning; 8. Vertical Structure: Ring Composition; 9. Horizontal Structure: Chiasmus; 10. The Politics of Institutions versus the Politics of Personality; 11. The δοκεiν Formula; 12. A Constitutional Formula; 13. Aristotle and Theopompus; 14. Aristotle and Theramenes; 15. The Series in Chapter 41; 16. δημοζ, πλnθοζ, and πoλιζ
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17. The Dating Formula18. Chapter 45: n βουλn; 19. The Other πολιτεiαι; Bibliography; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; X; Index locorum
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780195070323
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Composition of Aristotle's Athenaion Politeia : Observation and Explanation
Language:
English
