Demagogues, power, and friendship in classical Athens : leaders as friends in Aristophanes, Euripides, and Xenophon

Demagogues, power, and friendship in classical Athens : leaders as friends in Aristophanes, Euripides, and Xenophon / Robert Holschuh Simmons.

"What makes a demagogue? A much more friendly touch, or more importantly, a perception of a friendly touch, than has previously been explored. Demagogues, Power and Friendship in Classical Athens examines the ways in which a demagogic leadership style based on personal connection became ingrain...

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Main Author: Simmons, Robert Holschuh (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2023.
Series:Bloomsbury classical studies monographs.
Subjects:
Leadership > Greece > Athens.
Friendship > Greece > Athens.
Greek literature > History and criticism.
Leadership in literature.
Friendship in literature.
Athens (Greece) > Politics and government.
Athens (Greece) > History.
History.

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