Esther Eidinow

Envy, Poison, & Death: Women on Trial in Classical Athens

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume explores three trials conducted in Athens in the fourth century BCE; the defendants were all women charged with undertaking ritual activities, but much of the evidence remains a mystery. The author reveals how these trials provide a vivid glimpse of the socio-political environment of Athens during the early-mid fourth century BCE.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 140mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 612g
• ISBN-13: 9780199562602
• ISBN-10: 0199562601
• Artikelnr.: 47865102

Autorenporträt

Esther Eidinow is Assistant Professor in Ancient Greek History at the University of Nottingham.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
Part 1: The Women
1.1: Introduction: Overview and Approach
1.2: The Evidence
1.3: What Charges?
1.4: Conclusion
Part 2: Envy
2.1: Introduction: 'As Rust Eats Iron'
2.2: Defining Emotions
2.3: Narratives as Phthonos
2.4: Phthonos and Misfortune
2.5: Conclusion
Part 3: Poison
3.1: Introduction: 'A Relish for the Envious'
3.2: Identifying Gossip
3.3: Genres of Gossip
3.4: From Gossip to Action
3.5: Conclusion
Part 4: Death
4.1: Introduction: 'Killed by Idle Gossip'
4.2: After the War...
4.3: Dependence and Vulnerability
4.4: 'Dangerous Women'
4.5: Conclusion
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index