Love among the ruins : the erotics of democracy in classical Athens /
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 democrat...
| Основен автор: | Wohl, Victoria, 1966- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
℗♭2002.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=273098 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Love among the ruins. |
| Резюме: |
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 politics and provides a deeper insight into the democratic unconscious of ancient Athens. --From publisher's description. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xii, 329 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-312) and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9781400825295 1400825296 |