From bedroom to courtroom law and justice in the Greek novel

Dissertation, Columbia University, 1998

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Veröffentlicht: Groningen Barkhuis & Groningen University Library 2016
Schriftenreihe:Ancient Narrative. Supplementum 21
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Zusammenfassung:Dissertation, Columbia University, 1998
From Bedroom to Courtroom? argues that the fictional trial scenes in the Greek ideal romances reflect Roman legal institutions and ideas, particularly relating to family and sexuality. Given the genre's emphasis on love and chastity, the specter of adultery looms over most of the scenarios that develop into elaborate trials. Such scenes shed light on the Greek reception of the criminalization of adultery promulgated by the moral legislation during the reign of Augustus. This book focuses on three major novels whose composition coincided with the extension of Roman citizenship when access to Roman courts was granted to increasing numbers of inhabitants of the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire
Beschreibung:VIII, 270 Seiten
ISBN:9789492444080
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