Rosanna Omitowoju

Rape and the Politics of Consent in Classical Athens

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is an in-depth study of the topic of rape in classical Athens.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 377g
• ISBN-13: 9780521100267
• ISBN-10: 0521100267
• Artikelnr.: 25585484

Autorenporträt

Rosanna Omitowoju held a Research Fellowship at King's College, Cambridge after completing her doctoral thesis. She is now a Fellow of King's College and holds a teaching position within the Faculty of Classics.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Introduction
Part I. Regulating rape with words: rhetoric and respectability in the Athenian courts
Introduction: Athenian law in context
1. Hubris: rape and shame
2. Bia: rape and violence
3. Moicheia: rape and adultery
4. Women and status
Part II. Menander: propriety and transgression
Introduction: Menander in context
5. Rape and recognition in Menander
6. Rape and maintaining the status quo: citizenship, marriage, money and eros
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.