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- W161544891 abstract "This study looks at the dynamics of innovation: why innovation occurs, whatnewness means in diverse areas of life, how social, cultural and individual attitudesto novelty interact, and the wider impact of innovation. The historical focus isancient Athens, a society well known for its originality and creativity. DespiteAthens' well-known competitiveness and flair for innovation, classical historianshave tended to emphasise its traditionalism and respect for the past. However, thecomedies of Aristophanes testify to the deliberate pursuit of innovation and to theeffects of rapid and wide-ranging change in the late fifth and early fourth centuriesB.C. They are adduced, together with other sources for the period, as evidence forthe kinds of innovation that took place in politics, law, religion and warfare, as wellas in specialist skills (technai) such as rhetoric, the visual arts, music, and medicine.The sources reveal diverse reactions, ranging from ambivalence and anxiety toexcitement and optimism, to the experience of newness in these culturally key areasof Athenian life. Attitudes and behaviour differed between individuals and socialgroups, depending on the area of innovation. A combination of factors served toencourage the drive to innovate: material circumstances such as commercialism,war, and imperial rule; social pressures such as competitiveness, democraticopenness, and the desire for acclaim; and technical imperatives such as the pursuitof accuracy, efficacy, and originality. The proliferation of tools of verbalcommunication (specifically rhetoric and writing) to express and record new ideas;is a pervasive theme. In conclusion, a broad trend is discerned for the period,showing Athenians towards the end of the fifth century to have been unusuallyinterested in the meaning and possibilities of innovation. Aristophanes'characterisation in particular of the climate of newness suggests an intriguinghistorical analogue to recent discourses of postmodernity." @default.
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- W161544891 title "The dynamics of innovation: newness and novelty in the Athens of Aristophanes" @default.
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