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...

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Main Author: Riess, Werner (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2012
Series:MythosEikonPoiesis
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