Rehearsals of Manhood
athenian drama as social practice
$129.99
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
29 May 2023
Summary
When John Winkler died in 1990, he left an unpublished manuscript containing a highly original interpretation of the development and meaning of ancient Greek drama. Rehearsals of Manhood makes this groundbreaking work available for the first time, presenting an entirely novel picture of Greek tragedy and a vivid portrait of the cultural poetics of Athenian manhood.
Ancient Athens was a military conclave as well as an urban capital, and male citizens were expected to embody th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691206486 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0691206481 |
| Author: | John J. Winkler, David M. Halperin, Kirk Ormand |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 29 May 2023 |
| Weight: | 566g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 156mm |
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”[Rehearsals of Manhood] is a pleasure to read and will be of interest to all students of Classical Athens and of gender in the ancient world. Winkler’s writing is extremely lucid and engaging.”—Sam McChesney, The European Legacy”[P]rovocative… . [Rehearsals of Manhood] is a pleasure to read. As a younger scholar working in a more cautious era, one cannot help but envy its easy flair, and marvel at its ambition.””—Xavier Buxton, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
About The Author
John J. Winkler
John J. Winkler (1943–1990) was professor of classics at Stanford University. His books include The Constraints of Desire: The Anthropology of Sex and Gender in Ancient Greece and Auctor & Actor: A Narratological Reading of Apuleius’s “The Golden Ass.”
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