Research Catalog

Title

The Greeks : a portrait of self and others / Paul Cartledge.

Author

Cartledge, Paul

Publication

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2002.

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Details

Description

xv, 260 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps; 20 cm.

Summary

"The Greeks were the inventors of history as we understand it. Yet their historiography remained rooted in myth, and the social context of the inventions for which we rightly treasure their achievements - democracy, philosophy, theatre - was often deeply alien to our own way of thinking and acting. The aim of this book is to explore that achievement. Paul Cartledge does so by presenting a fascinating portrait of the Greeks in terms of their own self-image, and explores how the dominant Greeks - adult, male, citizens - sought, with limited success, to define themselves in polar opposition to non-Greeks, women, non-citizens, slaves, and gods."--Jacket.

Uniform Title

OPUS

Alternative Title

Portrait of self & others

Subjects

• To 146 B.C
• Greece > Civilization > To 146 B.C
• Difference (Philosophy)
• National characteristics, Greek

Note

• "An OPUS book."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [220]-252) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Hellas: The Greek World c.400 BCE -- The Aegean Heartland -- Significant Others: Us v. Them -- Inventing the Past: History v. Myth -- Entr'acte: Others in Images and Images of Others -- Alien Wisdom: Greeks v. Barbarians -- Engendering History: Men v. Women -- In the Club: Citizens v. Aliens -- Of Inhuman Bondage: Free v. Slave -- Knowing Your Place: Gods v. Mortals.

ISBN

0192803883 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2003265319

OCLC

• 49906926
• SCSB-12501189

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library