Law, Rhetoric and Comedy in Classical Athens
Essays in Honour of Douglas M. Macdowell

Douglas Cairns (Edited by), R.A. Knox (Edited by)

9780954384555

Hardback, published 1 December 2004

296 pages
23.4 x 15.6 x 2.2 cm, 0.697 kg

An international cast of distinguished scholars here offers seventeen new contributions on the detail and development of Athenian law; the life, work, and political background of the Attic orators; and the intersection of Attic Comedy with Athenian law, politics, and society. In their detailed and careful use of evidence and deep awareness of social and historical contexts, the essays aspire to standards set by their distinguished honorand, Professor D.M. MacDowell.