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The Politics of Youth in Greek Tragedy

- Gangs of Athens
Af: Dr Matthew Shipton Engelsk Paperback

The Politics of Youth in Greek Tragedy

- Gangs of Athens
Af: Dr Matthew Shipton Engelsk Paperback
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This bold new set of interpretations of tragedy offers innovative analyses of the dynamic between politics and youth in the ancient world. By exploring how tragedy responded to the fluctuating attitudes to young people at a highly turbulent time in the history of Athens, Shipton sheds new light on ancient attitudes to youth. Focusing on famous plays, such as Sophocles’ Antigone and Euripides’ Bacchae, alongside lesser known tragedies such as Euripides’ Heraclidae and Orestes, Shipton uncovers compelling evidence to show that the complex and often paradoxical views we hold about youth today can also be found in the ancient society of classical Athens.

Shipton argues that the prominence of young people in tragedy throughout the fifth century reflects the persistent uncertainty as to what their role in society should be. As the success of Athens rose and then fell, young characters were repeatedly used by tragic playwrights as a way to explore political tensions and social upheaval in the city. Throughout his text, Shipton reflects on how negative conceptualisations of youth, often expressed via the socially constructed ‘gang’ are formed as a way in which paradoxical views on youth can be contained.

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This bold new set of interpretations of tragedy offers innovative analyses of the dynamic between politics and youth in the ancient world. By exploring how tragedy responded to the fluctuating attitudes to young people at a highly turbulent time in the history of Athens, Shipton sheds new light on ancient attitudes to youth. Focusing on famous plays, such as Sophocles’ Antigone and Euripides’ Bacchae, alongside lesser known tragedies such as Euripides’ Heraclidae and Orestes, Shipton uncovers compelling evidence to show that the complex and often paradoxical views we hold about youth today can also be found in the ancient society of classical Athens.

Shipton argues that the prominence of young people in tragedy throughout the fifth century reflects the persistent uncertainty as to what their role in society should be. As the success of Athens rose and then fell, young characters were repeatedly used by tragic playwrights as a way to explore political tensions and social upheaval in the city. Throughout his text, Shipton reflects on how negative conceptualisations of youth, often expressed via the socially constructed ‘gang’ are formed as a way in which paradoxical views on youth can be contained.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 208
ISBN-13: 9781350124967
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1350124966
Kategori: Ancient Greece
Udg. Dato: 22 aug 2019
Længde: 16mm
Bredde: 233mm
Højde: 155mm
Forlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato: 22 aug 2019
Forfatter(e): Dr Matthew Shipton
Forfatter(e) Dr Matthew Shipton

Kategori Ancient Greece

ISBN-13 9781350124967

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 208

Udgave

Længde 16mm

Bredde 233mm

Højde 155mm

Udg. Dato 22 aug 2019

Oplagsdato 22 aug 2019

Forlag Bloomsbury Publishing PLC