Politics and the street in democratic Athens
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This book is the first in-depth study of the classical Athenian public sphere. It examines how public opinion was created by impromptu theatrics and by gossip, and how it flowed into and out of the civic institutions. Athenians did not have hookah bars or coffee shops but they did socialize in symposia and gymnasia and workshops, and above all in the Agora. These represented the Athenian 'street', an informal political space that was seen as qualitatively different from the institutional space of the assembly, the council and the courts where elite orators held sway. The book explores how Athenians of all sorts, such as politicians, slaves and philosophers, sought to exploit the resources of the 'street' in pursuit of their aims.
Title |
Politics and the street in democratic Athens / Alex Gottesman. |
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Additional Titles |
Politics & the Street in Democratic Athens |
Publisher |
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press |
Creation Date |
2014 |
Notes |
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). Includes bibliographical references and index. English |
Content |
Cover Half-title Title page Copyright information Table of contents List of illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Approaching the Athenian public sphere The institutional public sphere The extra-institutional public sphere A synthesis Plan of the book Chapter 1 A tour of the Agora A brief history of the Agora How pure an Agora? Chapter 2 Athenian social networks Citizen associations "Mixed" associations Socializing in shops Putting the networks to work: enforcement and the public sphere Chapter 3 The problem of non-institutional politics Separating the institutional from the extra-institutionalThe problem of supplication "Pitiable theatrics": further critics of supplication Chapter 4 Institutionalizing theatricality in the Assembly Supplication on the schedule The sponsors of the suppliants Chapter 5 Publicity stunts in Athenian politics A woman named Phye Ephialtes "naked" at the altar A mournful Apaturia The decline of the political stunt The rise of logography Chapter 6 Slaves in the Theseion Slaves on the run Aphairesis False citizens What was going on in the Theseion? Chapter 7 The Magnesian Street Absent presence in the electionsWomen as "bearers" of the Magnesian public sphere The guardianship of the Nocturnal Council Disciplining Magnesian praise and blame Conclusion Works cited Index |
Extent |
1 online resource (xiii, 247 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). |
Language |
English |
National Library system number |
997010716759505171 |
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