Author : Peter John Rhodes
Release : 1993
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 422/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Commentary on the Aristotelian Athenaion Politeia by : Peter John Rhodes
Download or read book A Commentary on the Aristotelian Athenaion Politeia written by Peter John Rhodes. This book was released on 1993. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first comprehensive commentary on the Athenaion Politeia since that of J.E. Sandys in 1912. The Introduction discusses the history of the text; the contents, purpose, and sources of the work; its language and style; its date, and the evidence for revision after the completion of the original version; and the place of the work in the Aristotelian school. The Commentary concentrates on the historical and institutional facts which the work sets out to give, their sources, and their relation to other accounts. Textual and linguistic questions are also addressed.