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From bedroom to courtroom : law and justice in the Greek novel /
From Bedroom to Courtroom argues that the fictional trial scenes in the Greek ideal romances reflect Roman legal institutions and ideas, particularly relating to family and sexuality. Given the genre's emphasis on love and chastity, the specter of adultery looms over most of the scenarios that...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Eelde, Netherlands] : Groningen :
Barkhuis ; Groningen University Library,
2016.
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| Colección: | Ancient narrative. Supplementum ;
21. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | From Bedroom to Courtroom argues that the fictional trial scenes in the Greek ideal romances reflect Roman legal institutions and ideas, particularly relating to family and sexuality. Given the genre's emphasis on love and chastity, the specter of adultery looms over most of the scenarios that develop into elaborate trials. Such scenes shed light on the Greek reception of the criminalization of adultery promulgated by the moral legislation during the reign of Augustus. This book focuses on three major novels whose composition coincided with the extension of Roman citizenship when access to Roman courts was granted to increasing numbers of inhabitants of the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire. |
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| Notas: | Revision of the author's thesis. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 270 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-262) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789492444202 9492444208 9492444089 9789492444080 |