Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Democracy and Tragedy

1   Democracy and Tragedy in Ancient Athens

2   A Multivocal Democracy: The Democratic Impact of Tragedy’s Multivocal Form in Ancient Athens and Today

3   Dramatizing Democracy: Introducing Aeschylus’ Suppliants

4   Marginal Women, Marginalized Stories: Democracy and the Politics of Fifth-Century Supplication

5   Civilization and Violence: A New Vision for Contemporary Democracy

6   Towards a Multivocal Democracy

Notes

Bibliography

Index