The Philosophical Stage
drama and dialectic in classical athens
$167.99
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
31 August 2021
Summary
Staging Thought: Greek Drama as Philosophy
A bold new reconception of ancient Greek drama as a mode of philosophical thinking.
The Philosophical Stage offers an innovative approach to ancient Greek literature and thought that places drama at the heart of intellectual history. Drawing on evidence from tragedy and comedy, Joshua Billings shines new light on the development of early Greek philosophy, arguing that drama is our best source for understand…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691205182 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0691205183 |
| Author: | Joshua Billings |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 31 August 2021 |
| Weight: | 590g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 156mm |
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Critics Review
“Longlisted for the Runciman Award, Anglo-Hellenic League”
“Longlisted for the Runciman Award, Anglo-Hellenic League””[A] thoughtful examination of the breadth of intellectual thought in classical Greece.” * Choice Reviews *“Billings’ study, with its novel approach, is a valuable and versatile resource. It is undoubtedly a useful addition to research concerning the complex relationship between early Western philosophical thought and ancient drama.”—Visa Helenius, Arctos“A learned and disciplined study, The Philosophical Stage should become a starting place for future work on Greek drama and ancient philosophy. - Dustin W. Dixon, Classical Journal”
About The Author
Joshua Billings
Joshua Billings is professor of classics at Princeton University. He is the author of Genealogy of the Tragic: Greek Tragedy and German Philosophy (Princeton), which won the 2015 Society for Classical Studies Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit.
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