About the Author

David Gribble was Senior Scholar at Merton College, Oxford (1994); no academic affiliation at present

Reviews

The book is well written, the argument is clear and convincing, and the author has to be praised for his ability to combine successfully a contextualized approach to the texts with a subtle theoretical framework. Gribble offers a valuable case study of Athenian democratic ideology, and contributes decisively to the understanding of the conditions and limitations which governed the production of the texts discussed. Journal of Hellenic Studies Scholarly study ... valuable for literary students and students of civic ideology. Religious Studies Review