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Euben, J. Peter.

Platonic noise / J. Peter Euben.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

eISBN: 978-1-40082-558-5

1. Greek literature—History and criticism. 2. Politics and literature—United

States—History—20th century. 3. American fiction—20th century—History and

criticism. 4. Literature, Comparative—Greek and American. 5. Literature,

Comparative—American and Greek. 6. Political science—Greece—Athens. 7. American

fiction—Greek influences. 8. Arendt, Hannah. Human condition. 9. Politics and

literature—Greece. I. Title.

PA3071 .E93 2003 880.9'001—dc21 2002030722

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