Tragedy and Enlightenment: Athenian Political Thought and the Dilemmas of Modernity (Classics and Contemporary Thought)
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Author(s)Christopher Rocco
PublisherUniversity of California Press
ISBN / ASIN0520204948
ISBN-139780520204942
Sales Rank4,864,845
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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Weaving together ancient Greek texts and post-modernist theory, Rocco addresses Greek drama using modern critcal theortists such as Foucault and Habermas. He argues for the continuing relevance of the classical past and in particular the continuing desirability of democracy.