Slaves and other objects
2004; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 41; Issue: 07 Linguagem: Inglês
10.5860/choice.41-4191
ISSN1943-5975
Autores Tópico(s)Colonialism, slavery, and trade
ResumoPage duBois, a classicist known for her daring and originality, turns in this book to one of the most troubling subjects in the study of antiquity: the indispensability of slaves in ancient Greece. DuBois here explores both the material culture of slavery as well as its representation in literature. Specifically, she considers the place of slaves in Plato's Meno, Aristotle's Politics, Aesop's Fables, Aristophanes' Wasps, and Euripides' Orestes. She contends throughout that portraying the difference between slave and free as natural was pivotal to Greek concepts of selfhood and political freedom.
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