The Forensic Stage: Settling Disputes in Graeco-Roman New Comedy

by Adele C. Scafuro

Book Overview

Graeco-Roman New Comedy has traditionally provided a source for legal historians examining the language and operation of law both in Athens in the fourth century and in Rome in the second century BC. Adele Scafuro here provides the first comprehensive treatment in English of one crucial area of this vast field, namely, the way legal disputes are settled out of court in Athens, both on and off the comic stage. Beginning with a close examination of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521607078
• ISBN13: 9780521607070
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 536 Pages
• Weight: 1.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"