Greeks and barbariansGreeks and Barbarians examines ancient Greek conceptions of the "other." The attitudes of Greeks to foreigners and there religions, and cultures, and politics reveals as much about the Greeks as it does the world they inhabited. Despite occasional interest in particular aspects of foreign customs, the Greeks were largely hostile and dismissive viewing foreigners as at best inferior, but more often as candidates for conquest and enslavement. |
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The same tension lies at the heart of the interpretation of Edith Hall16 (the author,
more than any other, who has emphasised the chauvinism implicit in the play and
Aeschylus' contrast of Greek virtues and Persian vices) and in the readings of ...
The same tension lies at the heart of the interpretation of Edith Hall16 (the author,
more than any other, who has emphasised the chauvinism implicit in the play and
Aeschylus' contrast of Greek virtues and Persian vices) and in the readings of ...
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Herodotus did not so much derive his interpretations from his inquiries; rather he
brought to his inquiries value and categories wherewith to interpret them. His
book does more than tell us what is in the world; it teaches us how to think about
it.
Herodotus did not so much derive his interpretations from his inquiries; rather he
brought to his inquiries value and categories wherewith to interpret them. His
book does more than tell us what is in the world; it teaches us how to think about
it.
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Starting out from the second position, Jaeger has attempted to interpret Greek
history as paideia,ss the unfolding ... us a stimulating concept and a remarkable
book; and though it has been argued56 that the interpretation of Greek history is
not ...
Starting out from the second position, Jaeger has attempted to interpret Greek
history as paideia,ss the unfolding ... us a stimulating concept and a remarkable
book; and though it has been argued56 that the interpretation of Greek history is
not ...
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Contents
General Introduction | 1 |
3 the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden fig 4 the Museum | 3 |
of Fine Arts Boston fig 5 the Archaeological Institute of | 10 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Greeks and barbarians Edinburgh readings on the ancient world |
| Author | Thomas Harrison |
| Editor | Thomas Harrison |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press, 2002 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 25 Jun 2008 |
| ISBN | 074861270X, 9780748612703 |
| Length | 336 pages |
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