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The Talking Greeks

- Speech, Animals, and the Other in Homer, Aeschylus, and Plato

About The Talking Greeks

This book explores the link between speech, humanity, and status in ancient Greek thought. It offers new readings of the Iliad, Odyssey, Oresteia and Plato's Dialogues to argue that speech and the ability to speak were instrumental in the ancient Greeks' approach to understanding our world.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780521117784
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 404
  • Published:
  • July 29, 2009
  • Dimensions:
  • 229x151x28 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 660 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: July 5, 2025

Description of The Talking Greeks

This book explores the link between speech, humanity, and status in ancient Greek thought. It offers new readings of the Iliad, Odyssey, Oresteia and Plato's Dialogues to argue that speech and the ability to speak were instrumental in the ancient Greeks' approach to understanding our world.

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