The world of Prometheus : the politics of punishing in democratic Athens / Danielle S. Allen.
Material type: TextPublication details: Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2000.Description: xiii, 449 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0691058695
- 0691094896
- 303.36
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
"For Danielle Allen, punishment is more a window into democratic Athens's fundamental values than simply a set of official practices. From imprisonment to stoning to refusal of burial, instances of punishment in ancient Athens fueled conversations among ordinary citizens and political and literary figures about the nature of justice. Re-creating in vivid detail the cultural context of this conversation, Allen shows that punishment gave the community an opportunity to establish a shining myth of harmony and cleanliness: that the city could be purified of anger and social struggle, and perfect order achieved. Broad in scope, this book is one of the first to offer both a full account of punishment in antiquity and an examination of the political stakes of democratic punishment. It will engage anyone wishing to learn more about the relations between institutions and culture, normative ideas and daily events, punishment and democracy." -- Back cover.