{"product_id":"speaking-the-same-language-paula-debnar-9780472112364","title":"Speaking the Same Language: Speech and Audience in Thucydides' Spartan Debates","description":"The Peloponnesian War, which destroyed imperial Athens and ultimately Sparta as well, continues to fascinate students of history, politics, and human nature. Thucydides' account of the twenty-seven-year conflict charts the opposition between the two great powers of the classical Greek world and the ways of life they represented. Paula Debnar explores the collapse of these powers from a new perspective, examining the ways discourse changed under the strain of a long and costly war. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpeaking the Same Language\u003c\/i\u003e seeks to recover the role played by the audiences within the \u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e. By restoring the internal audiences to a more prominent place, Debnar emphasizes the perspective of the participants in the war and heightens the dramatic immediacy of the debates. She thoroughly analyzes twelve speeches delivered by or to the Spartans, demonstrating how the earlier speeches illustrate the role of discourse in the construction of Sparta's identity and the unification of her Dorian allies in the face of their primarily Ionian adversaries. \u003cbr\u003eCombining close textual analysis with an examination of narrative and historical context, Debnar bridges the gap between literary and historical studies of Thucydides. Accessible to specialists and nonspecialists alike, her work will interest those working in the fields of Greek literature, ancient historiography, rhetoric, political science, and ethnic studies. \u003cbr\u003ePaula Debnar is Associate Professor of Classics, Mount Holyoke College. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paula Debnar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472112368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472112364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.34h x 6.40w x 1.09d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2002 pg. 161","brand":"Paula Debnar","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086704455935,"sku":"9780472112364","price":84.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_526d6f44-eafd-4a98-a046-fd4670f142c5.jpg?v=1769096095","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/speaking-the-same-language-paula-debnar-9780472112364","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}