Reading Ancient Slavery by Edith Hall
Evidence relating to the 'real world' of antiquity - inscriptions, historiography and legal speeches - has dominated studies of ancient Greek and Roman slavery, although providing few direct accounts by slaves of their subjective experiences. Yet the imaginative fictions produced by the ancient psyche in its literature and art provide many representations and discussions of what it felt like to be a slave. This volume provides a sustained discussion of the theory and practice of handling ancient poetry and images in order to enhance our understanding of the way that slavery was experienced by both slaves and their owners in the ancient world. Twelve essays by an international team of specialists develop a variety of theoretical positions, reading practices and interpretive strategies for recovering the psychological, emotional and social impact of ancient slavery from Homer, Aristotle, Greek drama, visual images, Roman poetry and imperial Roman dream interpretation.
Richard Alston is Professor of Roman History at Royal Holloway University of London, UK. Edith Hall is Research Professor at Royal Holloway University of London, UK. Laura Proffitt is Lecturer at Birkbeck College, University of London, UK.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780715638682 |
| ISBN 10 | 0715638688 |
| Title | Reading Ancient Slavery |
| Author | Edith Hall |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2011-01-27 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
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