Athenian School of literature

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classical Greek literary movement literary movement

The Athenian School of literature was a classical Greek literary movement centered in Athens, known for its development of drama, philosophy, and rhetoric during the city’s cultural zenith.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Athenian School of literature canonical	1
Isocratean school	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	classical Greek literary movement ⓘ literary movement ⓘ
associatedWith	Age of Pericles ⓘ surface form: Athenian Golden Age Athenian democracy ⓘ
centeredIn	Athens ⓘ
country	Greek Antiquity ⓘ surface form: Ancient Greece
culture	Classical Athenian culture ⓘ
developed	Attic tragedy ⓘ Old Comedy ⓘ classical Greek drama ⓘ classical rhetoric ⓘ deliberative oratory ⓘ forensic oratory ⓘ philosophical dialogue form ⓘ
flourishedDuring	4th century BC ⓘ 5th century BC ⓘ Classical period of Ancient Greece ⓘ
historicalSignificance	foundation of the classical canon of Greek literature ⓘ major source for understanding Athenian society and politics ⓘ
influenced	Western drama ⓘ European literature ⓘ surface form: Western literature Western philosophy ⓘ Western rhetoric ⓘ
influencedBy	Athenian political life ⓘ Athenian theater festivals ⓘ Homeric epic ⓘ oral poetic tradition of Ancient Greece ⓘ
keyTheme	civic life ⓘ ethics ⓘ human fate ⓘ justice ⓘ politics ⓘ rational inquiry ⓘ the gods and religion ⓘ
language	Ancient Greek ⓘ
literaryForm	dramatic poetry ⓘ historical narrative ⓘ oratorical speeches ⓘ philosophical dialogue ⓘ
location	Athens ⓘ
mainGenre	comedy ⓘ drama ⓘ historiography ⓘ philosophical prose ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ tragedy ⓘ
producedInContextOf	Athenian theater festivals ⓘ City Dionysia ⓘ surface form: City Dionysia festival Lenaia festival ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ionian School of literature → influenced → Athenian School of literature ⓘ

Against the Sophists → associatedWith → Athenian School of literature ⓘ

this entity surface form: Isocratean school