Includes bibliographical references (pages 480-498) and indexes.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Graeco-Roman New Comedy has traditionally provided a source for legal historians examining the language and operation of law both in Athens in the fourth century and in Rome in the second century BC. Adele Scafuro here provides the first comprehensive treatment in English of one crucial area of this vast field, namely, the way legal disputes are settled out of court in Athens, both on and off the comic stage. Beginning with a close examination of pre-trial scenarios in the Attic orators and looking for comparable ones in pre-classical Roman law, Dr Scafuro then turns to the plays of Greek New Comedy and their adaptations by Plautus and Terence. There she identifies similar scenarios especially in disputes concerning sexual violations, the marriages of heiresses, and divorces. She shows how the recognition of legal procedures aids interpretation of New Comedy texts.
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Title
Forensic stage.
International Standard Book Number
0521443830
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Classical drama (Comedy)-- History and criticism.
Dispute resolution (Law)
Law and literature.
Law, Greek.
Roman law.
Comédie ancienne-- Histoire et critique.
Droit et littérature.
Droit grec.
Droit romain.
Règlement de conflits.
Classical drama (Comedy)
Comédie-- Grèce-- Antiquité-- Histoire et critique.