{"product_id":"the-talking-greeks-john-heath-9780521117784","title":"The Talking Greeks: Speech, Animals, and the Other in Homer, Aeschylus, and Plato","description":"What drove the ancient Greeks to explore human nature and invent Western politics? This book argues that the Greeks believed speech made humans different from other animals. But, this zoological comparison also provided the metaphorical means for viewing those 'lacking' authoritative speech--women, barbarians, and slaves, etc.--as bestial. This link between speech, humanity, and status is revealed through close study of both Homeric epics, classical Athenian culture, Aeschylus' Oresteia, and Plato's Dialogues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Heath\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 052111778X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521117784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"John Heath","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47421992206591,"sku":"9780521117784","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_22760bf3-67c5-4367-925d-e55bdf6a429f.jpg?v=1761527340","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-talking-greeks-john-heath-9780521117784","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}