Law, Rhetoric and Comedy in Classical Athens

Law, Rhetoric and Comedy in Classical Athens
Author: D.L. Cairns
Publisher: Classical Press of Wales
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2004-12-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 191453512X

Download Law, Rhetoric and Comedy in Classical Athens Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

An international cast of distinguished scholars here offers seventeen new contributions on the detail and development of Athenian law; the life, work, and political background of the Attic orators; and the intersection of Attic Comedy with Athenian law, politics, and society. In their detailed and careful use of evidence and deep awareness of social and historical contexts, the essays aspire to standards set by their distinguished honorand, Professor D.M. MacDowell.


Law, Rhetoric and Comedy in Classical Athens
Language: en
Pages: 321
Authors: D.L. Cairns
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004-12-31 - Publisher: Classical Press of Wales

GET EBOOK

An international cast of distinguished scholars here offers seventeen new contributions on the detail and development of Athenian law; the life, work, and polit
Law, Rhetoric and Comedy in Classical Athens
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Douglas Maurice MacDowell
Categories: Athens (Greece)
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004 - Publisher:

GET EBOOK

Papers presented at a conference, Athenian Law and Life, held in Glasgow, 30 June-2 July 2001.
Studies on Greek Law, Oratory and Comedy
Language: en
Pages: 652
Authors: Authored by Douglas M. MacDowell
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-09-22 - Publisher: Routledge

GET EBOOK

Douglas M. MacDowell (1931–2010) was a scholar of international renown and the articles included here cover a significant area of classical scholarship, discu
Aristophanes the Democrat
Language: en
Pages: 424
Authors: Keith Sidwell
Categories: Drama
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-10-22 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

GET EBOOK

This book argues that writers of Old Comedy belonged to recognisable political circles and used their comedy to disparage their political enemies.
Democracy and the Rule of Law in Classical Athens
Language: en
Pages: 21
Authors: Edward M. Harris
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-04-17 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

GET EBOOK

This volume brings together essays on Athenian law by Edward M. Harris, who challenges much of the recent scholarship on this topic. Presenting a balanced analy