The Greeks A Portrait of Self and Others

by Cartledge, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780192192660
• ISBN10: 0192192663
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-10-28
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Who were the Classical Greeks? This book provides an original and challenging answer by exploring how Greeks (adult, male, citizen) defined themselves in opposition to a whole series of others (non-Greeks, women, slaves, non-citizens, and gods) as presented by supposedly objective historiansof the time such as Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon. Cartledge looks at the achievements and legacy of the Greeks - history, democracy, philosophy and theatre - and the mental and material contexts of these inventions which are often deeply alien to our own way of thinking and acting. This newedition contains an updated bibliography, a new chapter entitled "Entr'acte: Others in Images and Images of Others," and a new afterword.

Table of Contents

Hellas: The Greek World c.400 BCE	p. viii
The Aegean Heartland	p. x
Chronological Reference Points	p. xii
Abbreviations	p. xiv
Illustrations	p. xvi
Prologue	p. 1
Significant Others: Us v. Them	p. 8
Inventing the Past: History v. Myth	p. 18
Entr'acte: Others in Images and Images of Others	p. 36
Alien Wisdom: Greeks v. Barbarians	p. 51
Engendering History: Men v. Women	p. 78
In the Club: Citizens v. Aliens	p. 105
Of Inhuman Bondage: Free v. Slave	p. 133
Knowing Your Place: Gods v. Mortals	p. 167
Epilogue	p. 191
Afterword to the Second Edition (2001)	p. 199
Further Reading	p. 203
Bibliography	p. 220
Index	p. 253
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