Abusive Mouths in Classical Athens

Nancy (Barnard College, Columbia University) Worman

Cambridge University Press, 2008

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In this fascinating study of the language of insult in classical Athens, Professor Worman demonstrates that the abuse of public speakers - particularly political leaders and dramatic poets - often uses the mouth as a focus for mockery, isolating it as a visible emblem of behaviours pilloried in the democratic arena.

ISBN-13
9780521857871
ISBN-10
0521857872
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2008
Publication date
2008-04-10
Pages
398
Dimensions
235x160x30
Weight
750