The Politics of Enmity: Attic Tragedy and Modern Political Rhetoric

Descharmes, Bernadette

doi:10.24355/dbbs.084-202011300955-0

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The Politics of Enmity : Attic Tragedy and Modern Political Rhetoric

This essay deals with the concept of enmity and its representation in Athenian drama and modern rhetoric. It analyses the dynamics of friendship and enmity and its prominent opposition, as well as the limits of the moral standard of helping one’s friends and harming one’s enemies. This dichotomous pattern proved problematic not only in Ancient Athens, but also in today‘s politics.

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Conference:

Hellenic Concepts of Political Friendship and Enmity: a Contribution towards the Understanding of Conflict in the Modern World, International Colloquium of the Hellenic Institute at Royal Holloway College (University of London), 2008

Date Issued:

2020

URN:

urn:nbn:de:gbv:084-2020113010188

DOI:

10.24355/dbbs.084-202011300955-0

Language:

English

Type of Resource:

Text

Extent:

10 Seiten

Place Term:

Braunschweig

Keywords:

Athen EnmiAthens

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Greek History

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Hostility

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Feuding

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Friendship

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Politics

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Revenge

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Rhetoric

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Tragedy

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Vendetta

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Vengeance

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Athen

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Fehde

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Feindschaft

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Freundschaft

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Griechische Geschichte

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Politik

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Rache

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Rhetorik

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Tragödie

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Vendetta

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900 Geschichte

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930 Geschichte der Alten Welt bis ca. 499, Archäologie

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973 Geschichte der USA

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320 Politik

Location:

Publications of TU Braunschweig

Hosting institution:

06 - Humanities and Educational Sciences

Comment:

This essay is the revised version of a presentation given at the International Colloquium of the Hellenic Institute at Royal Holloway College (University of London) in 2008. The event was entitled “Hellenic Concepts of Political Friendship and Enmity: a Contribution towards the Understanding of Conflict in the Modern World”.