| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 210 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-199) and index. |
| Contents |
On the Uses and Disadvantages of Hellenic Studies for Political and Theoretical Life -- Hannah Arendt at Colonus -- Aristophanes in America -- Politics of Nostalgia and Theories of Loss -- 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Arendt, Hannah, 1906-1975. Human condition.
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Arendt, Hannah. Human condition. |
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Human condition (Arendt, Hannah) |
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Greek literature -- History and criticism.
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Greek literature. |
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Politics and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Politics and literature. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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American fiction. |
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Comparative literature -- Greek and English.
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Comparative literature -- Greek and English. |
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Comparative literature -- English and Greek.
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Comparative literature -- English and Greek. |
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Political science -- Greece -- Athens.
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Political science. |
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Greece -- Athens. |
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American fiction -- Greek influences.
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Politics and literature -- Greece.
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Greece. |
| Chronological Term |
Geschichte 1900-2000 |
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1900 - 1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Euben, J. Peter. Platonic noise. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2003 9780691114002 (DLC) 2002030722 (OCoLC)50477250 |
| ISBN |
9781400825585 (electronic book) |
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140082558X (electronic book) |
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9780691113999 (hc ; alkaline paper) |
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0691113998 (hc ; alkaline paper) |
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0691113998 (hc ; alkaline paper) |
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0691114005 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780691114002 |
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