| Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens Contributor(s): Hesk, Jon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521643228 ISBN-13: 9780521643221 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Greece - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 306.209 |
| LCCN: 00029255 |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6" W x 9" (1.49 lbs) 346 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece - Cultural Region - Mediterranean |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is a study of the ways in which classical Athenian texts represent and evaluate the morality of deception. It is particularly concerned with the way in which the telling of lies was a problem for the world's first democracy and compares this problem with the modern Western situation. There are major sections on Greek tragedy, comedy, oratory, historiography and philosophy. |