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Abusive Mouths in Classical Athens Book

This study of the language of insult charts abuse in classical Athenian literature that centers on the mouth and its appetites, especially talking, eating, drinking, and sexual activities. Attic comedy, Platonic dialogue, and fourth...Read More

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  • Book Description

    In this fascinating study of the language of insult in classical Athens, Professor Worman demonstrates that the abuse of public speakers - particularly political leaders and dramatic poets - often uses the mouth as a focus for mockery, isolating it as a visible emblem of behaviours pilloried in the democratic arena.

  • 0521857872
  • 9780521857871
  • Nancy Worman
  • 10 April 2008
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 398
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