1992, ISBN: 9780847677320

Lanham, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, XIV, 152 p. Paperback. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classic… More...

Lanham, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, XIV, 152 p. Paperback. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Einband leicht berieben und bestoßen, Bleistiftanmerkung auf Schmutztitel, sonst guter Zustand / binding slightly rubbed and scuffed, pencil annotation on half title, otherwise good condition. - More clearly than any previous work on the subject, Michael Palmer?s Love of Glory and the Common Good defines the relationship between Periclean democracy and the decline in Athenian political life that followed the death of Pericles. The author elaborates upon the views of Thucydides, who saw the subsequent tyrannical rule of Alcibiades and the accompanying disintegration of Athenian political life as a logical consequence of the defects in the speeches and deeds that Pericles used to inspire the Athenian people. With careful attention to details in the order and structure of Thucydides? narrative, Palmer reveals a political thinker of the first rank who deserves the same careful study accorded to Plato and Aristotle. / Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Thucydides Political Philosopher? Thucydidean Questions. Hobbes and Thucydides. Aristotle and Thucydides. Plato and Thucydides. Periclean Democracy and Athenian Tyranny Chapter 1: Pericles and Athenian Democracy Pericles? First Speech. Pericles? Speech in Indirect Discourse. Athens on the Verge of War. The Funeral Oration. The Plague of Athens. Pericles? Last Speech. Thucydides? Eulogy of Pericles. Pericles and Alcibiades Chapter 2: The Tyrant City of Greece The Affair at Potidaea. The Corinthian Speech at Sparta. The Athenian Speech at Sparta. The Genesis of Athenian Imperialism. The Debate on the Fate of Mytilene. The Melian Dialogue and the Destruction of Melos. The Debate at Camarina. Periclean Democracy and Athenian Empire Chapter 3: Alcibiades and Athenian Tyranny Alcibiades and the Athenian Tyrants. Alcibiades and Cylon. Alcibiades and the Affair of the Hermae. Alcibiades and Themistocles. Alcibiades and the Athenian-Argive Alliance. Alcibiades and the Sicilian Expedition: The Speech at Athens. Alcibiades and the Sicilian Expedition: The Speech at Sparta. Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition: Nicias in Athens. Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition: Nicias in Sicily. Conclusion Love of Glory and the Common Good. Moderation and the Common Good. The Political Wisdom of Thucydides. Notes Bibliography Index About the Author. ISBN 9780847677320Politik 1992, [PU: Rowman & Littlefield]<