LEADER 03773nam 2200661 450 001 9910797673703321 005 20230126213429.0 010 $a1-4773-0802-4 024 7 $a10.7560/302484 035 $a(CKB)3710000000478584 035 $a(EBL)4397279 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001555125 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16182308 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001555125 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)12909718 035 $a(PQKB)11160684 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4397279 035 $a(OCoLC)922325319 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse48248 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4397279 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11252025 035 $a(DE-B1597)587907 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781477308028 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000478584 100 $a20150225d2015 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEnmity and feuding in Classical Athens /$fAndrew T. Alwine 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aAustin :$cUniversity of Texas Press,$d2015. 215 $a1 online resource (272 p.) 225 1 $aAshley and Peter Larkin Series in Greek and Roman culture 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4773-0248-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- The social dimensions of enmity -- The rhetoric of enmity as a legal strategy -- The flexibility of the rhetoric of enmity -- Enmity under the law : the limits to vengeance -- Conclusion : personal enmity and public policy. 330 $aMuch has been written about the world?s first democracy, but no book so far has been dedicated solely to the study of enmity in ancient Athens. Enmity and Feuding in Classical Athens is a long-overdue analysis of the competitive power dynamics of Athenian honor and the potential problems these feuds created for democracies. The citizens of Athens believed that harming one?s enemy was an acceptable practice and even the duty of every honorable citizen. They sought public wins over their rivals, making enmity a critical element in struggles for honor and standing, while simultaneously recognizing the threat that personal enmity posed to the community. Andrew Alwine works to understand how Athenians addressed this threat by looking at the extant work of Attic orators. Their speeches served as the intersection between private vengeance and public sanction of illegal behavior, allowing citizens to engage in feuds within established parameters. This mediation helped support Athenian democracy and provided the social underpinning to allow it to function in conjunction with Greek notions of personal honor. Alwine provides a framework for understanding key issues in the history of democracy, such as the relationship between private and public realms, the development of equality and the rule of law, and the establishment of individual political rights. Serving also as a nuanced introduction to the works of the Attic orators, Enmity and Feuding in Classical Athens is an indispensable addition to scholarship on Athens. 410 0$aAshley and Peter Larkin series in Greek and Roman culture. 606 $aHostility (Psychology)$zGreece$zAthens 606 $aVendetta$zGreece$zAthens 606 $aLaw, Greek 607 $aAthens (Greece)$xHistory 607 $aAthens (Greece)$xSocial life and customs 615 0$aHostility (Psychology) 615 0$aVendetta 615 0$aLaw, Greek. 676 $a938/.504 700 $aAlwine$b Andrew T.$01481597 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910797673703321 996 $aEnmity and feuding in Classical Athens$93698638 997 $aUNINA