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Introduction: Tyranny and History

  • James F. McGlew
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Tyranny and Political Culture in Ancient Greece
This chapter is in the book Tyranny and Political Culture in Ancient Greece
© 2019 Cornell University Press, Ithaca

© 2019 Cornell University Press, Ithaca

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Acknowledgments vii
  4. Introduction: Tyranny and History 1
  5. 1. Tyrannus fulminatus: Power and Praise 14
  6. 2. Justice and Power: The Language of Early Greek Tyranny 52
  7. 3. The Lawgiver's Struggle with Tyranny: Solon and the Excluded Middle 87
  8. 4. Master and Slave: The Fall of Tyranny 124
  9. 5. Narratives of Autonomy: Greek Founders 157
  10. 6. Lovers of the City: Tyranny and Democracy in Classical Athens 183
  11. Afterword: Justice and Liberation 213
  12. Bibliography 217
  13. Index 227
https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501728723-003

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Acknowledgments vii
  4. Introduction: Tyranny and History 1
  5. 1. Tyrannus fulminatus: Power and Praise 14
  6. 2. Justice and Power: The Language of Early Greek Tyranny 52
  7. 3. The Lawgiver's Struggle with Tyranny: Solon and the Excluded Middle 87
  8. 4. Master and Slave: The Fall of Tyranny 124
  9. 5. Narratives of Autonomy: Greek Founders 157
  10. 6. Lovers of the City: Tyranny and Democracy in Classical Athens 183
  11. Afterword: Justice and Liberation 213
  12. Bibliography 217
  13. Index 227
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