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Author Euben, J. Peter.

Title Platonic noise / J. Peter Euben
Published Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 210 pages)
Contents On the Uses and Disadvantages of Hellenic Studies for Political and Theoretical Life -- Hannah Arendt at Colonus -- Aristophanes in America -- The Politics of Nostalgia and Theories of Loss -- The Polis, Globalization, and the Citizenship of Place -- Platonic Noise
Summary Platonic Noise brings classical and contemporary writings into conversation to enrich our experience of modern life and politics. Drawing on writers as diverse as Plato, Homer, Nietzsche, Borges, Don DeLillo, and Philip Roth, Peter Euben shows us the relevance of both popular literature and ancient Greek thought to current questions of loss, mourning, and democracy--all while arguing for the redeeming qualities of political and intellectual work and making an original case against presentism. Juxtaposing ancient and contemporary texts, politics, and culture, Euben reflects on a range of recent issues and controversies. He discusses Stoic cosmopolitanism and globalization, takes a critical look at Nietzsche's own efforts to make the Greeks speak to the issues of his day, examines a Greek tragedy through Hannah Arendt's eyes, compares the role of comedy in ancient Athens and contemporary America, analyzes political theory as a reaction to an acute sense of loss, and considers questions of agency and morality. --From publisher's description
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-199) and index
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Subject Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975. Human condition.
SUBJECT Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975. Human condition
Human condition (Arendt, Hannah) fast
Subject Greek literature -- History and criticism
Politics and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century
American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
Comparative literature -- Greek and English
Comparative literature -- English and Greek
Political science -- Greece -- Athens
American fiction -- Greek influences
Politics and literature -- Greece
Political science -- Greece
LITERARY CRITICISM -- Ancient & Classical.
PHILOSOPHY -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Comparative literature -- Greek and English
Comparative literature -- English and Greek
American fiction
Greek literature
Political science
Politics and literature
Politische Philosophie
Rezeption
Receptie.
Intertekstualiteit.
Klassieke oudheid.
Greece
Greece -- Athens
United States
Griechenland Altertum
USA
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781400825585
140082558X
9780691113999
0691113998