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The Life of Alcibiades: Dangerous Ambition and the Betrayal of Athens by Romilly
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2019-10-15
- Pages
- 228
- ISBN
- 9781501719752
- Book Title
- Life of Alcibiades : Dangerous Ambition and the Betrayal of Athens
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
- Topic
- Cultural Heritage, Military / Ancient, Ancient / Greece, International Relations / General, Political, Historical, Military
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 32.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 228 Pages
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This biography of Alcibiades, the charismatic Athenian statesman and general (c. 450-404 BC) who achieved both renown and infamy during the Peloponnesian War, is both an extraordinary adventure story and a cautionary tale that reveals the dangers that political opportunism and demagoguery pose to democracy. As Jacqueline de Romilly brilliantly...
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cornell University Press
ISBN-10
1501719750
ISBN-13
9781501719752
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5038411158
Product Key Features
Book Title
Life of Alcibiades : Dangerous Ambition and the Betrayal of Athens
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Military / Ancient, Ancient / Greece, International Relations / General, Political, Historical, Military
Publication Year
2019
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
228 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
32.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
68
Lc Classification Number
Df230.A4r6613 2019
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Reviews
While thoroughly rooted in serious scholarship - de Romilly gives us an excellent analysis of the sources - The Life of Alcibiades is written for the lay reader, yet her insights and analysis will prove of interest even for the well-versed student of the period., With this translation, Rawlings makes available to Anglophones a biography of Alcibiades by esteemed Franco-Greek scholar Jacqueline de Romilly... The Life of Alcibiades is a remarkable adventure story of political intrigue, warfare, and betrayal carried out by an egomaniacal leader... The Life of Alcibiades offers warnings for contemporary readers about the dangers of blind ambition and unchecked power on the part of charismatic leaders., Jacqueline de Romilly's study of Alcibiades astonishingly succeeds in arousing in the reader the same feelings as those undoubtedly once experienced by the Athenian public before this extraordinary person. Her book inspires not only wonder at Alcibiades's varied talents and admiration at his ability to seduce those around him but also anxiety about his ambitions and fear for the risks he takes. With its sudden reversals--victories followed by terrible defeats, resounding successes as well as the most bitter failures--Romilly's book possesses the color of an epic with accents of tragedy.
Table of Content
Translator's Preface Author's Preface Chronology 1. Richly Endowed 2. Insults and Scandals First Interlude: Alcibiades between Two Lifestyles 3. Political Debut: The Argive Alliance 4. The Grand Design 5. The Scandals 6. Exile: Defending Treason 7. In Asia Minor 8. With the Athenians on Samos Second Interlude: Alcibiades between Two Historians 9. A Triumphal Return 10. Slightly More Than One Hundred Days 11. A Final Appearance 12. Repercussions Conclusion Index
Copyright Date
2019
Lccn
2018-059296
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Cornell Studies in Classical Philology Ser.
Illustrated
Yes
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