The Rise of Democracy - The Story of the Greek People vol. 1
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西洋史
作品カナ:The Rise of Democracy - The Story of the Greek People vol. 1
シリーズ名: The Story of the Greek People
シリーズ名: The Story of the Greek People
How was ancient Greek democracy born? And how effectively did it work? Behind it all, there was an extremely severe war that had to be fought against the mighty Persian Empire with a small army... An opening of the new series tracing the struggles and achievements of the Greeks by the author of "The Story of the Roman People", bestselling historical essay sold 18 milllion copies in Japan, Taiwan, Korea, and China.
A notes from author
In this book, you will find nothing about the ideal state of a democracy, how democratic leaders should behave, or how voters should get involved in democratic politics. Instead, I will consider why it occurred to them to invent democracy, something that had never been done before. When, by whom, and how was that democracy put into motion? How did voters participate, even when the state was on the brink of destruction? What made it possible for them to do so, and what were the subsequent results? I will examine all of these issues.
As the common theme running through The Story of the Roman People, I chose the Latin phrase “res gestae populi Romani”, meaning “the accomplishments of the Roman people.” My main objective, after all, was to follow the trail of their actions (“gestae”). Even though my focus has shifted to the Greeks, this style—tracing their steps, in other words—will not change. Nor will I change my position that it is up to you, the reader, to determine the meaning their story might hold (or not hold) for people today.
Welcome to the world of the ancient Greeks.
A notes from author
In this book, you will find nothing about the ideal state of a democracy, how democratic leaders should behave, or how voters should get involved in democratic politics. Instead, I will consider why it occurred to them to invent democracy, something that had never been done before. When, by whom, and how was that democracy put into motion? How did voters participate, even when the state was on the brink of destruction? What made it possible for them to do so, and what were the subsequent results? I will examine all of these issues.
As the common theme running through The Story of the Roman People, I chose the Latin phrase “res gestae populi Romani”, meaning “the accomplishments of the Roman people.” My main objective, after all, was to follow the trail of their actions (“gestae”). Even though my focus has shifted to the Greeks, this style—tracing their steps, in other words—will not change. Nor will I change my position that it is up to you, the reader, to determine the meaning their story might hold (or not hold) for people today.
Welcome to the world of the ancient Greeks.
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塩野七生(シオノ・ナナミ) プロフィール
1937年7月7日、東京生れ。学習院大学文学部哲学科卒業後、イタリアに遊学。1968年に執筆活動を開始し、「ルネサンスの女たち」を「中央公論」誌に発表。初めての書下ろし長編『チェーザレ・ボルジアあるいは優雅なる冷酷』により1970年度毎日出版文化賞を受賞。この年からイタリアに住む。1982年、『海の都の物語』によりサントリー学芸賞。1983年、菊池寛賞。1992年より、ローマ帝国興亡の歴史を描く「ローマ人の物語」にとりくむ(2006 年に完結)。1993年、『ローマ人の物語I』により新潮学芸賞。1999年、司馬遼太郎賞。2002年、イタリア政府より国家功労勲章を授与される。2007年、文化功労者に選ばれる。2008ー2009年、『ローマ亡き後の地中海世界』(上・下)を刊行。2011年、「十字軍物語」シリーズ全4冊完結。2013年、『皇帝フリードリッヒ二世の生涯』(上・下)を刊行。2017年、「ギリシア人の物語」シリーズ全3巻を完結させた。
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