{"product_id":"the-athenian-funeral-oration-after-nicole-loraux-hardback-9781009413084","title":"The Athenian Funeral Oration; After Nicole Loraux (Hardback) 9781009413084","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Athenian Funeral Oration\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAfter Nicole Loraux\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe most important study of the funeral oration for dead combatants in democratic Athens since Nicole Loraux's classic work.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid M. Pritchard (Edited by), Paul Cartledge (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009413084, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 February 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e554 pages, 21 colour illus.  3 tables\u003cbr\u003e25 x 17.5 x 3.6 cm, 1.09 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Drawing on the latest research on the epitaphios logos as a genre, the distinguished contributors succeed in offering a more nuanced view, enriched by insights into Athenian democracy that have emerged in recent years.' Veronica Capriotti, H-Soz-Kult\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn classical Athens, a funeral speech was delivered for dead combatants almost every year, the most famous being that by Pericles in 430 BC. In 1981, Nicole Loraux transformed our understanding of this genre. Her The Invention of Athens showed how it reminded the Athenians who they were as a people. Loraux demonstrated how each speech helped them to maintain the same self-identity for two centuries. But The Invention of Athens was far from complete. This volume brings together top-ranked experts to finish Loraux's book. It answers the important questions about the numerous surviving funeral speeches that she ignored. It also undertakes a comparison of the funeral oration with other genres that is missing in her famous book. What emerges is a speech that had a much greater political impact than Loraux thought. This volume puts the study of war in Athenian culture on a completely new footing.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of figures and tables\u003cbr\u003e List of contributors\u003cbr\u003e Foreword by Paul Cartledge \u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e 1. The funeral oration after Loraux David M. Pritchard\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Contexts: 2. The 'beautiful death' from Homer to democratic Athens Nicole Loraux (translated by David M. Pritchard)\u003cbr\u003e 3. Between ideology and the imaginary: the invention of The Invention of Athens Vincent Azoulay and Paulin Ismard (translated by David M. Pritchard)\u003cbr\u003e 4. An imaginary with images: reconsidering the funeral oration and material culture Nathan T. Arrington\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Historical Speeches: 5. The epitaphios logos of Pericles: Thucydides' ambivalence towards the genre Bernd Steinbock\u003cbr\u003e 6. Demosthenes after the defeat Leonhard Burckhardt (translated by Edith Foster and David M. Pritchard)\u003cbr\u003e 7. Originality and tradition in Hyperides' Funeral Oration Judson Herrman\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Literary Examples: 8. Gorgias' Funeral Oration Johannes Wienand\u003cbr\u003e 9. Authorship and ideology in Lysias' Funeral Oration Alastair J. L. Blanshard\u003cbr\u003e 10. Corrupting the youth in Plato's Menexenus Ryan K. Balot\u003cbr\u003e 11. 'To gloat over our catastrophes': Isocrates on commemorating the war dead Thomas Blank\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Intertextuality: 12. Imagining Athens in the assembly Peter Hunt\u003cbr\u003e 13. Fighting talk: war's human cost in drama and law-court speeches Jason Crowley\u003cbr\u003e 14. Making Athens great again: tragedy and the funeral oration Sophie Mills\u003cbr\u003e 15. Euripides' Erechtheus and the Athenian catalogue of exploits: how a tragic plot shaped the funeral oration Johanna Hanink\u003cbr\u003e 16. 'Back then when the barbarian came': old comedy and the funeral oration Bernhard Zimmermann (translated by Edith Foster and David M. Pritchard)\u003cbr\u003e Part V. The Language of Democracy: 17. The funeral oration as a self-portrait of Athenian democracy Dominique Lenfant (translated by David M. Pritchard)\u003cbr\u003e 18. Sailors in the funeral oration and beyond David M. Pritchard\u003cbr\u003e 19. 'Freedom is the sure possession': modern receptions of Pericles' Funeral Oration Neville Morley\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e General index\u003cbr\u003e Index of sources\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52414002790680,"sku":"9781009413084","price":96.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009413084i.jpg?v=1784335164","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-athenian-funeral-oration-after-nicole-loraux-hardback-9781009413084","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}