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Pericles who constructed a model of citizenship in the ‘Funeral Oration’and scripted his political image career on a radical disjunc- tion of private desire and public virtue. For as long as it lasted and for those who heard it and enjoyed it – and ridicule is not inherently more ?eeting than praise – Cratinus’ Dionysalexandrosoffered a new image of Athens’ dominant leadernot necessarily as corruptbut as secretive and arrogant. Cratinus is notthencomplaining about Pericles’ policies; nor is he claiming that the war is all badlet alone that Pericles’ policies and decisions should be reversed. Focusing instead on the nature of Pericles’ power and his persona in Athenshis play pretends to expose private motivation and a personal narrative pervading that power. There is truth herebut despite the medium of expressionit is general and universalnot speci?c. Moreoverit is easy to locate the politi- calconsequences – which do not in any way depend on whether Cratinus’ representation of Pericles in Dionysalexandrosis a work of ?ction or a product of genuine investigation. In Cratinus’ vision of the Athenian–Spartan hostilitiesprivate desires replace public virtues; neither the war nor the d yilai: uggs outlet christian louboutin outlet http://www.chaykafest.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=95672#95672christian louboutin suede platform pumpemands that wa |
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