Embattled : how ancient Greek myths empower us to resist tyranny /

An incisive exploration of the way Greek myths empower us to defeat tyranny. As tyrannical passions increasingly plague twenty-first-century politics, tales told in ancient Greek epics and tragedies provide a vital antidote. Democracy as a concept did not exist until the Greeks coined the term and t...

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Main Author:	Anhalt, Emily Katz (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Stanford, California : Redwood Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Epic poetry, Greek > Themes, motives. Greek drama (Tragedy) > Themes, motives. Mythology, Greek > Political aspects. Power (Social sciences) in literature. Democracy in literature.