Tragedy as Democratic Education
The Case of Classical Athens
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9400281 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Geoffrey Bakewell (0000-0002-5594-7424, Creighton University, corresponding author), Geoffrey W Bakewell (Creighton University) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 258-267 |
| Publication date | 2011-05-25 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Administrative Theory & Praxis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1084-1806 • E-ISSN: 1949-0461 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2753/atp1084-1806330205 |
| OpenAlex | W2288833381 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 22 |
Tragedy was an essential part of the public administration of ancient Athens. This article provides a short overview of three basic topics: how the city administered its public affairs, how it paid for its system of government, and what classical scholars mean when they talk about Greek tragedy. It then offers a brief reading of Aeschylus' play Suppliant Women as a specific example of how tragedy could engage the city's attention on an important matter of public moment. It concludes that the education Athenian spectators received in the theater was their best preparation for service on the democratic bodies of the assembly, council, and law courts
Administration (probate law · Art · Business · Democracy · Government (linguistics · Greek tragedy · Literature · Political science · Politics · Reading (process · Service (business · Social science · Sociology · Tragedy (event · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Classical Antiquity Studies · Law · Philosophy · Public Administration
Aeschylus' Supplices
The Athenian Experiment
The Great Dionysia and civic ideology
Mass and Elite in Democratic Athens
Landscapes, Gender, and Ritual Space
The Athenian Nation
Autochthony and the Athenians
Innovations of Antiquity
The Ideology of the Athenian Metic
The Origins of Citizenship in Ancient Athens
Roman Laughter
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |