LEADER 04249nam 2200685 450 001 9910795797003321 005 20230118225301.0 010 $a1-5036-2940-6 024 7 $a10.1515/9781503629400 035 $a(CKB)5140000000010614 035 $a(DE-B1597)600661 035 $a(OCoLC)1269268306 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781503629400 035 $aEBL7012497 035 $a(AU-PeEL)EBL7012497 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7012497 035 $a(EXLCZ)995140000000010614 100 $a20230118d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn#---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aEmbattled $ehow ancient Greek myths empower us to resist tyranny /$fEmily Katz Anhalt 210 1$aStanford, California :$cRedwood Press,$d[2021] 210 4$dİ2021 215 $a1 online resource 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$aPrint version: Anhalt, Emily Katz. Embattled Stanford, California : Redwood Press, 2021. 9781503628564 (DLC) 2021000152 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction : confronting tyranny today -- Leadership (Iliad 1-2) -- Community (Odyssey 1-4) -- Reality (Odyssey 5-8) -- Deception (Odyssey 9-16) -- Success (Odyssey 17-24) -- Justice (Aeschylus' Oresteia) -- Conflict (Sophocles' Antigone) -- Conclusion : the art of self-governance. 330 $a"An incisive exploration of the way Greek myths empower us to defeat tyranny. As tyrannical passions increasingly plague twenty-first-century politics, tales told in ancient Greek epics and tragedies provide a vital antidote. Democracy as a concept did not exist until the Greeks coined the term and tried the experiment, but the idea can be traced to stories that the ancient Greeks told and retold. From the eighth through the fifth centuries BCE, Homeric epics and Athenian tragedies exposed the tyrannical potential of not only individuals but groups large and small. These stories identified abuses of power as self-defeating and initiated a movement away from despotism and toward broader forms of political participation. Following her highly praised book "Enraged," the classicist Emily Katz Anhalt retells tales from key ancient Greek texts and then goes on to interpret the important message they hold for us today. As she reveals, Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey," Aeschylus's "Oresteia," and Sophocles's "Antigone" encourage us - as they encouraged the ancient Greeks - to take responsibility for our own choices and their consequences. These stories emphasize the responsibilities that come with power (any power, whether derived from birth, wealth, personal talents, or numerical advantage), reminding us that the powerful and the powerless alike have obligations to each other. They assist us in restraining destructive passions and balancing tribal allegiances with civic responsibilities. And they empower us to resist the tyrannical impulses of others and in ourselves. In an era of political polarization, "Embattled" demonstrates that if we seek to eradicate tyranny in all its toxic forms, ancient Greek epics and tragedies can point the way"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aMythology, Greek$xPolitical aspects 606 $aGreek drama (Tragedy)$xThemes, motives 606 $aEpic poetry, Greek$xThemes, motives 606 $aPower (Social sciences) in literature 606 $aDemocracy in literature 610 $aAeschylus. 610 $aAthenian tragedy. 610 $aHomer. 610 $aHomeric epics. 610 $aSophocles. 610 $aancient Greece. 610 $aancient Greek myths. 610 $ademocracy. 610 $atyranny. 615 0$aMythology, Greek$xPolitical aspects. 615 0$aGreek drama (Tragedy)$xThemes, motives. 615 0$aEpic poetry, Greek$xThemes, motives. 615 0$aPower (Social sciences) in literature. 615 0$aDemocracy in literature. 676 $a883.010943219 700 $aAnhalt$b Emily Katz$01563773 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910795797003321 996 $aEmbattled$93832423 997 $aUNINA