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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      03 March 2010
      06 November 1997
      ISBN:
      9780511583001
      9780521443838
      9780521607070
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511583001
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.875kg, 536 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.85kg, 536 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Ancient History, Classical Studies, Classical Literature
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    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 pre-trial scenarios in the Attic orators and looking for comparable ones in pre-classical Roman law, Dr Scafuro then turns to the plays of Greek New Comedy and their adaptations by Plautus and Terence. There she identifies similar scenarios especially in disputes concerning sexual violations, the marriages of heiresses, and divorces. She shows how the recognition of legal procedures aids interpretation of New Comedy texts.

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    ‘This is a remarkably learned and elegantly produced volume that is bound to be frequently consulted by scholars and students of law and comedy alike for many years to come.’

    Source: Brill

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