Page DuBois

Slaves and Other Objects

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ISBN 13:
9780226167893
author:
Page DuBois
format:
Paperback
publisher:
University of Chicago Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2008
Pages:
290
Dimensions:
22.78 x 15.16 x 1.63 centimetres
Genre:
Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Minority Studies,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£30.77

Description

Page duBois explores one of the most troubling subjects in the study of antiquity: the indispensability of slaves in ancient Greece. She argues that every object and text in the world of ancient Greece bears the marks of slavery, highlighting how this aspect has been overlooked by scholars who idealize antiquity. DuBois examines the material culture of slavery, including museum exhibits, and considers the role of slaves in literature, such as in Plato's Meno, Aristotle's Politics, Aesop's Fables, Aristophanes' Wasps, and Euripides' Orestes. She contends that portraying the difference between slave and free as natural was pivotal to Greek concepts of selfhood and political freedom. This book will enlighten classicists and historians alike by opening new lines of inquiry into ancient culture.

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