Insults in Classical Athens

by Deborah Kamen

Book Overview

Scholarly investigations of the rich field of verbal and extraverbal Athenian insults have typically been undertaken piecemeal. Deborah Kamen provides an overview of this vast terrain and synthesizes the rules, content, functions, and consequences of insulting fellow Athenians. The result is the first volume to map out the full spectrum of insults, from obscene banter at festivals, to invective in the courtroom, to slander and even hubristic assaults...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 029932804X
• ISBN13: 9780299328047
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"