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Online-Ressource (342 p)
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9780691095226
Content:
Classical Athenian literature often speaks of democratic politics in sexual terms. Citizens are urged to become lovers of the polis, and politicians claim to be lovers of the people. Victoria Wohl argues that this was no dead metaphor. Exploring the intersection between eros and politics in democratic Athens, Wohl traces the private desires aroused by public ideology and the political consequences of citizens' most intimate longings. Love among the Ruins analyzes the civic fantasies that lay beneath (but not necessarily parallel to) Athens's political ideology. It shows how desire can disrupt
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Contents; Preface; Introduction: Ideological Desire; I. Pericles' Lovers; II. Pornos of the People; III. Perverse Desire: The Eros of Alcibiades; IV. The Erotics of Empire; V. What Does the Tyrant Want?; VI. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index Locorum; General Index;
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781400825295
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780691095226
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Love among the Ruins : The Erotics of Democracy in Classical Athens
Language:
English
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