Old Comedy and the Law

This paper aims to challenge the notion that utterances in Old Comedy were subject to the same laws as any others made in other contexts in fifth-century Athens. With this goal in mind, it re-examines the various ancient accounts that have been adduced to reflect attempts to censure Old Comedy9s sla...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Riu, Xavier
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/207184
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/207184
Access Level:acceso embargado
Palabra clave:Comèdia grega
Comèdia llatina
Greek drama (Comedy)
Latin drama (Comedy)
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Sumario:This paper aims to challenge the notion that utterances in Old Comedy were subject to the same laws as any others made in other contexts in fifth-century Athens. With this goal in mind, it re-examines the various ancient accounts that have been adduced to reflect attempts to censure Old Comedy9s slandering and mocking capacity; some anecdotes that may suggest an influence of comedy on the political and social life of the city; the alleged subjection of comedy to the various laws on slander; and, in particular, the purported prosecution of Aristophanes by Cleon.