S4, Episode 3: The Heroic Age Maxim Two Ways

from Musings in Greek Literature · host Prof. Deborah Beck

Kayla and Megan discuss the similarities and differences of Agamemnon and Teucer’s speeches in Sophocles’ Ajax (lines 1226-1298), relating them to the heroic age maxim and the historical context of democracy in 5th century Athens. Further Readings: Hansen, Mogens Herman. 1991. The Athenian Democracy in the Age of Demosthenes: Structure, Principles, and Ideology. Blackwell.

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