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Slaves and Slavery in Ancient Greek Comic Drama
Ben Akrigg (Ed.)
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hardcover. Greek comedy offers a unique insight into the reality of life as a slave, giving this disenfranchised group a 'voice'. Editor(s): Akrigg, Ben; Tordoff, Rob. Num Pages: 282 pages, 6 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 184 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558. 282 pages, 6 b/w illus. Editor(s): Akrigg, Ben; Tordoff, Rob. Greek comedy offers a unique insight into the reality of life as a slave, giving this disenfranchised group a 'voice'. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Dimension: 235 x 184 x 21. Weight: 558.
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 the height of the Athenian Empire to the New Comedy of Menander and the Hellenistic World. The ... Read more
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 the height of the Athenian Empire to the New Comedy of Menander and the Hellenistic World. The ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
282
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
551 g
Number of Pages
282
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107008557
SKU
V9781107008557
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Ref
99-18
About Ben Akrigg (Ed.)
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.
Reviews for Slaves and Slavery in Ancient Greek Comic Drama
'… 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