Christina Vester
Biographic Data
| ID | 5626119 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christina Vester |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christina |
| FAMILY NAME | Vester |
| SIGNATURE | VESTER C |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Tokens of identity in Menander’sEpitrepontes
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Slaves and Slavery in Ancient Greek Comic Drama
How did audiences of ancient Greek comedy react to the spectacle of masters and slaves? If they were expected to laugh at a slave threatened with a beating by his master at one moment but laugh with him when they bantered familiarly at the next, what does this tell us about ancient Greek slavery? This volume presents ten essays by leading specialists in ancient Greek literature, culture and history, exploring the changing roles and representation…
Mothers and motherhood, Greece and Rome
Becoming a mother was the principal function of married citizen women in Greece and Rome. Motherhood – with its practices, duties, and rewards – was significantly circumscribed by status.
Staging the Oikos
Bigamy And Bastardy, Wives And Concubines
When the plays of Euripides were first produced, the foremost purpose of marriage was production of children. Andromache portrays two women, each partially entitled to recognition as Neoptolemus' wife: a mother, the Trojan spear-won concubine, and the legally married but childless Greek spouse. Fantham observes that only Euripides gave Andromache a son by Neoptolemus at the time of his marriage to Hermione, thus creating the sexual triangle which…
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Bigamy And Bastardy, Wives And Concubines
When the plays of Euripides were first produced, the foremost purpose of marriage was production of children. Andromache portrays two women, each partially entitled to recognition as Neoptolemus' wife: a mother, the Trojan spear-won concubine, and the legally married but childless Greek spouse. Fantham observes that only Euripides gave Andromache a son by Neoptolemus at the time of his marriage to Hermione, thus creating the sexual triangle which…
Mothers and motherhood, Greece and Rome
Becoming a mother was the principal function of married citizen women in Greece and Rome. Motherhood – with its practices, duties, and rewards – was significantly circumscribed by status.
Staging the Oikos
Tokens of identity in Menander’sEpitrepontes
A summary is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content.
Slaves and Slavery in Ancient Greek Comic Drama
How did audiences of ancient Greek comedy react to the spectacle of masters and slaves? If they were expected to laugh at a slave threatened with a beating by his master at one moment but laugh with him when they bantered familiarly at the next, what does this tell us about ancient Greek slavery? This volume presents ten essays by leading specialists in ancient Greek literature, culture and history, exploring the changing roles and representation…
History (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (4 works) · Genealogy (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Political science (2 works)