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CHAPTER EIGHT. Theory and Theatricality
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction. Siting Plato 1
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Part One. Aspects of the Athenian Civic Self-Image
- CHAPTER ONE. The Allure of Harmodius and Aristogeiton: Public/Private Relations in the Athenian Democratic Imaginary 21
- CHAPTER TWO. Citizen as Parrhe¯siaste¯s (Frank Speaker) 51
- CHAPTER THREE. Citizen as Erastēs (Lover): Erotic Imagery and the Idea of Reciprocity in the Periclean Funeral Oration 64
- CHAPTER FOUR. Citizen as Theate¯s (Theater-Goer): Performing Unity, Reciprocity, and Strong-Mindedness in the City Dionysia 88
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Part Two. Plato’s Democratic Entanglements
- CHAPTER FIVE. Unsettling the Orthodoxy 113
- CHAPTER SIX. Philosopher as Parrhe¯siaste¯s (Frank Speaker) 154
- CHAPTER SEVEN. Remembering Pericles: The Political and Theoretical Import of Plato’s Menexenus 181
- CHAPTER EIGHT. Theory and Theatricality 206
- Citation Index 239
- General Index 245
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction. Siting Plato 1
-
Part One. Aspects of the Athenian Civic Self-Image
- CHAPTER ONE. The Allure of Harmodius and Aristogeiton: Public/Private Relations in the Athenian Democratic Imaginary 21
- CHAPTER TWO. Citizen as Parrhe¯siaste¯s (Frank Speaker) 51
- CHAPTER THREE. Citizen as Erastēs (Lover): Erotic Imagery and the Idea of Reciprocity in the Periclean Funeral Oration 64
- CHAPTER FOUR. Citizen as Theate¯s (Theater-Goer): Performing Unity, Reciprocity, and Strong-Mindedness in the City Dionysia 88
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Part Two. Plato’s Democratic Entanglements
- CHAPTER FIVE. Unsettling the Orthodoxy 113
- CHAPTER SIX. Philosopher as Parrhe¯siaste¯s (Frank Speaker) 154
- CHAPTER SEVEN. Remembering Pericles: The Political and Theoretical Import of Plato’s Menexenus 181
- CHAPTER EIGHT. Theory and Theatricality 206
- Citation Index 239
- General Index 245