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. Performances such as the staging of trials and comedies ritually defined t...
| Format: | eBook |
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| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2012
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| Series: | MythosEikonPoiesis
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| Online Access: | Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication Open Access: DOAB, download the publication |