The Forensic Stage: Settling Disputes in Graeco-Roman New Comedy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521443838)

This book explores the ways in which legal disputes were settled out of court in fourth-century BC Athens and in second-century BC Rome. After examining pretrial scenarios in the Attic orators and comparable ones in Roman legal sources, the author turns to the plays of Greek New Comedy and their later Roman adaptations. There she identifies similar scenarios, especially in disputes concerning sexual violations, the marriages of heiresses, and divorces, and shows that recognition of legal scenarios aids interpretation of New Comedy texts.

Author: Adele C. Scafuro
ISBN-10: 0521443830
ISBN-13: 9780521443838
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/06/1997
Pages: 536
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.90lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.30d