| Justice as an Aspect of the Polis Idea in Solon's Political Poems: A Reading of the Fragments in Light of the Researches of New Classical Archaeology Contributor(s): Almeida, Joseph A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004130020 ISBN-13: 9789004130029 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2003 Annotation: This book examines the meaning of justice or "dike in the political poems of Solon from a new interpretative perspective. The first two chapters argue that neither standard historical nor literary treatments have provided an adequate foundation for understanding Solon's "dike. The main defect lies in an inability to connect Solon's concrete political work with his poetic perceptions. The book's central proposal is that the polis idea, from new classical archaeology, provides an objective standard for an interpretation of Solon's "dike, which remedies this defect. The third chapter sets forth the polis idea, which becomes the measure for an examination, in the final two chapters, of Solon's view of "dike. The book thus exhibits an interdisciplinary approach to Archaic poetry. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Interior Design - General - History | Ancient - General - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
| Dewey: 881.01 |
| LCCN: 2002033030 |
| Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements |
| Physical Information: 0.96" H x 6.6" W x 9.74" (1.44 lbs) 308 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines the meaning of justice or dike in the political poems of Solon from a new interpretative perspective. The first two chapters argue that neither standard historical nor literary treatments have provided an adequate foundation for understanding Solon's dike. The main defect lies in an inability to connect Solon's concrete political work with his poetic perceptions. The book's central proposal is that the polis idea, from new classical archaeology, provides an objective standard for an interpretation of Solon's dike, which remedies this defect. The third chapter sets forth the polis idea, which becomes the measure for an examination, in the final two chapters, of Solon's view of dike. The book thus exhibits an interdisciplinary approach to Archaic poetry. |