{"product_id":"reading-ancient-slavery-paperback","title":"Reading Ancient Slavery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdith Hall\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLaura Proffitt\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRichard Alston\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudies of ancient slavery have tended to rely on particular types of evidence - inscriptions, legal sources, and historical accounts - whereas literary imaginings of slavery have been relatively under-exploited. Yet these sources illuminate for us the ideologies that allowed slavery to be practised throughout antiquity with virtually no opposition and further to understand how and why slavery was debated and, to some extent, experienced by Greeks and Romans. This volume provides a sustained discussion of the theory and practice of handling ancient literature and art in order to enhance our understanding of ancient slavery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwelve essays by an international team of specialists develop a variety of theoretical positions, reading practices and interpretive strategies for recovering the psychological and social impact of ancient slavery from Homer, Aristotle, Greek drama, visual images, Roman poetry and imperial Roman dream interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Alston is Professor of Roman History, Royal Holloway, University of London. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdith Hall is Research Professor, Royal Holloway, University of London. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLaura Proffitt is Lecturer at Birkbeck, University of London.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 27, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42723240116287,"sku":"9780715638682","price":125.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8df12c32ab3abd4a02dfaae510b40396.webp?v=1765098488","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/reading-ancient-slavery-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}