Comic Invective and Public Speech in Fourth-Century Athens
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20056353 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kostas Apostolakis (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Pages | 43-64 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-19 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Comic Invective in Ancient Greek and Roman Oratory (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | De Gruyter (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/9783110735536-003 |
| OpenAlex | W3183178287 |
| ISBN | 9783110735536 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This chapter examines fundamental topics of comic invective (including ēthopoiia and the language and imagery of abuse) as they appear in fourthcentury oratory, both forensic and deliberative. The increasing rivalry between pro-Macedonian and anti-Macedonian orators fomented fierce invective. It appears that Demosthenes, Hyperides, Aeschines and Dinarchus, who played a leading part in the relevant debates of the time, often draw on comic tradition when using invective. The vitriolic attacks they launch against each other as litigants are no less inventive and imaginative than comic methods. The struggle between Demosthenes and Aeschines, in particular, includes jeering attacks which have implications for the personal satire of Old Comedy or patterns that are used in the surviving fragments of Middle Comedy. A close reading of representative speeches composed in the framework of these political controversies offers insights about recurrent aspects of comic invective, e.g. accusations that are trotted out against opponents of deception and bribery, and attacks against their social status and family
Ancient history · Art · Comedy · Comics · Deception · Invective · Literature · Macedonian · Political science · Politics · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Law · Organic Chemistry Synthesis Methods
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |