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The Composition of Aristotle's Athenaion Politeia : Hardback : Oxford University Press Inc : 9780195070323 : 0195070321 : 01 Dec 1992 : A critical analysis of Aristotle's historical document on Athenian democracy, which starts from the belief that the "Athenaion Politeia"" does not fit any ancient genre. The author argues that Aristotle created a new genre and was not therefore inhibited by generic constraints of any kind."Read More

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    Discovered one hundred years ago, Aristotle's Athenaion Politeia is invaluable to contemporary understanding of Athenian democracy. As a historical record, however, it has been found to be so unreliable that some have questioned its true authorship, and it has remained largely ignored by those studying philosophy and literature. Keaney uses a literary approach to reassert Aristotle's authorship and to present the Athenaion Politeia as a document that defies the constraints of any particular genre--probably never intended to be a piece of historical writing. He goes beyond the traditional approach of historical analysis to consider the work as characteristic of a new and innovative genre created by Aristotle, that of empirically-based cultural history.

  • 0195070321
  • 9780195070323
  • John J. Keaney
  • 17 September 1992
  • OUP USA
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 208
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