Performing interpersonal violence court, curse, and comedy in fourth-century BCE Athens
This book offers the first attempt at understanding interpersonal violence in ancient Athens. While the archaic desire for revenge persisted into the classical period, it was channeled by the civil discourse of the democracy. Forensic speeches, curse tablets, and comedy display a remarkable openness...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Berlin :
De Gruyter
2012.
Berlin ; Boston : [2012] |
| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | MythosEikonPoiesis ;
Bd. 4. |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009420113806719 |
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- I. Introduction
- II. Forensic Speeches
- III. Curse Tablets
- IV. Old and New Comedy
- V. Conclusions
- VI. References
- Index Locorum
- General Index
