Dynasty and Family in the Athenian City State
A View From Attic Tragedy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9306841 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J A Fuller Maitland (The University of Western Australia, corresponding author), Judith Maitland |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 26-40 |
| Publication date | 1992-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8388 • E-ISSN: 1471-6844 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0009838800042555 |
| OpenAlex | W2153293595 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 27 |
Greek tragedy shows a serious preoccupation with family concerns. Some of these concerns seem beyond the scope of ordinary family experience, particularly in the matter of the behaviour of women. The apparent discrepancy between historical evidence and the literary presentation of women has long been noted and variously explained. I want to suggest that this discrepancy reflects a way of distinguishing between the objectives and behaviour of the great aristocratic clans and of those families which were neither so wealthy nor so politically influential. A dichotomy is thus presented between dynastic interests and the interests of the ordinary family as a well-regulated part of the Athenian city state
Archaeology · Art · Attic · Clan · Genealogy · Greek tragedy · Literature · Political science · Presentation (obstetrics · Scope (computer science · Sociology · State (computer science · Tragedy (event · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · History · Law · Mathematics · Medicine
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,3 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2020 (22) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |