Slaves and Slavery in Ancient Greek Comic Drama
$257.92
- Hardcover
282 pages
- Release Date
31 January 2013
Summary
How did audiences of ancient Greek comedy react to the spectacle of masters and slaves? If they were expected to laugh at a slave threatened with a beating by his master at one moment but laugh with him when they bantered familiarly at the next, what does this tell us about ancient Greek slavery? This volume presents ten essays by leading specialists in ancient Greek literature, culture and history, exploring the changing roles and representations of slaves in comic drama from Aristophanes at…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781107008557 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1107008557 |
| Author: | Ben Akrigg, Rob Tordoff |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 282 |
| Release Date: | 31 January 2013 |
| Weight: | 560g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 160mm x 21mm |
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‘… this volume will be useful for anyone interested in the representation of slaves and slavery as found in our sources for Greek comedy.’ Madeleine M. Henry, Phoenix
About The Author
Ben Akrigg
Ben Akrigg is Assistant Professor of Greek History at the University of Toronto. His principal research interest is the economic and social history of classical Greece. Rob Tordoff is Assistant Professor of Humanities at York University, Toronto. His research focuses on Aristophanes, literary theory, social and cultural history and the modern reception of ancient Greek literature.
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