Journal article
Politeia and the past in Xenophon and Isocrates
- Abstract:
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Both Xenophon and Isocrates use the past to analyse and comment on political problems of the present, and to provide authority for political programmes of the present and for the future, through connecting them to revered past figures and mythologies. For both, idealised versions of historical Greek communities provide a counterpoint to the disappointments and decline of present-day politics and politicians. Figures from the distant past become exemplars for political action in the present, a...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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Leverhulme Trust
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Arts and Humanities Research Council
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- De Gruyter Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Trends in Classics Journal website
- Volume:
- 10
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 171-194
- Publication date:
- 2018-09-17
- Acceptance date:
- 2018-04-10
- DOI:
- ISSN:
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1866-7481
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:865232
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- Local pid:
- pubs:865232
- Source identifiers:
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865232
- Deposit date:
- 2018-07-08
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- Copyright holder:
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH
- Copyright date:
- 2018
- Notes:
- © 2018 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from De Gruyter at: 10.1515/tc-2018-0009
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