Essays · Character
Pericles
Influential Greek statesman, orator and general of Athens during its golden age.
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First appearance: self reliance
Pericles shows up with force in Manners. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Listed among the famous gentlemen of history who exemplify personal force and excellence.
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In Manners: Listed among the famous gentlemen of history who exemplify personal force and excellence. Later, in Nominalist and Realist: Named as one of the great men we have fabulously idealized ('no such men as we…
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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