Slaves Tell Tales : And Other Episodes in the Politics of Popular Culture in Ancient Greece /

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Most studies of ancient Greek politics focus on formal institutions such as the political assembly and the law courts, and overlook the role that informal social practices played in the regulation of the political order. Sara Forsdyke argues, by contrast, that various forms of popular culture in anc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Forsdyke, Sara, 1967- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Popular culture.
Politics and government
Oral tradition.
Literature and society.
Greek literature.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Civics & Citizenship.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
Litterature grecque > Histoire et critique.
Literature and society > Greece > History > To 146 B.C.
Oral tradition > Greece > History > To 1500.
Popular culture > Greece > History > To 146 B.C.
Greek literature > History and criticism.
Greece.
Grece > Politique et gouvernement > Jusqu'à 146 av. J.-C.
Greece > Politics and government > To 146 B.C.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Figures; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Peasants, Politics, and Popular Culture; Part One: Discourses; 2. Slaves Tell Tales: The Culture of Subordinate Groups in Ancient Greece; 3. Pigs, Asses, and Swine: Obscenity and the Popular Imagination in Ancient Sicyon; Part Two: Practices; 4. Revelry and Riot in Ancient Megara: Democratic Disorder or Ritual Reversal?; 5. Street Theater and Popular Justice in Ancient Greece; Epilogue; 6. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index Locorum; General Index.

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