The Spartan Tradition in European Thought - Clarendon Paperbacks
The Spartan Tradition in European Thought - Clarendon Paperbacks
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16 May, 1991
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Ancient polemics on Sparta (by Plato, Aristotle, Plutarch, and others) have had a remarkable afterlife in the political and educational thought of Renaissance Italy, the France of the Philosophes, Whig England, and Nazi Germany. This book outlines the little we know of ancient Sparta, describes Greek reaction to the ambiguous institutions of the great rival to democratic Athens, makes a first attempt to follow the subsequent fortunes of the debate, and indicates Sparta's role over twenty-five centuries in the intellectual history of Europe.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780198147336 |
| ISBN10 | 0198147333 |
| Number Of Pages | 400 |
| Item Weight | 542 g |
| Product Dimensions | 138 x 214 x 24 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Oxford University Press |
| Format | paperback |
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Overwhelming in terms of breadth of scholarship and clarity of exposition ... a fitting complement to that tradition of excellence which ancient Sparta demanded of her citizen-soldiers. * Journal of Modern History *
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