Studies on Greek Law, Oratory and Comedy

Synopsis

Douglas M. MacDowell (1931–2010) was a scholar of international renown and the articles included here cover a significant area of classical scholarship, discussing Athenian law, law-making and legal procedure, Old Comedy, comedy and law, politics and lexicography. All of these articles, published between 1959 and 2010, bear the characteristic marks of his scholarship: precision, balanced judgement, brevity and deep learning; they are rational and sober accounts of complicated and controversial issues. Many of these essays are virtually inaccessible as they were originally published in celebratory volumes or article collections which are now out of print or difficult to find outside major libraries. This collection of MacDowell’s articles will make these works available to a broad scholarly audience, and make it easier to bring this scholarship to the classroom as part of courses in Classics, ancient history, legal history and theatre studies. The volume includes a biography of MacDowell by Christopher Carey, based on the testimony of his closest colleagues and personal friends, which was presented to the British Academy.

Copyright:

2018

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

366 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781317048886

Related ISBNs:

9781315611150, 9781472458179, 9781472458179, 9781315611150, 9781472458179, 9780367594343

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

02/17/20

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N/A

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Authored by MacDowell

Edited by:

Ilias Arnaoutoglou

Edited by:

Konstantinos Kapparis

Edited by:

Dimos Spatharas