![]() | Platonic Noise Subjects: Greek literature -- History and criticism; Politics and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century; American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Literature Comparative -- Greek and American; Literature Comparative -- American a; Platonic Noise brings classical and contemporary writings into conversation to enrich our experience of modern life and politics. Drawing on writers as diverse as Plato, Homer, Nietzsche, Borges, Don DeLillo, and Philip Roth, Peter Euben shows us the relevance of both popular literature and ancient Greek thought to current questions of loss, mourning, and democracy--all while arguing for the redeeming qualities of political and intellectual work and making an original case against presentism. J. Peter Euben is Research Professor of Political Science and Kenan Distinguished Faculty Fellow in Ethics at Duke University. His books include Corrupting Youth and The Tragedy of Political Theory (both Princeton). |
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