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From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Overall very good and clean. - Contents: Introduction, Edward M. Harris -- 1. Orestes� Trial and Athenian Homicide Procedure, Alan H. Sommerstein -- 2. The Legal Horizon of the Oresteia: The Crime of Homicide and the Founding of the Areopagus, Delfim F. Ledo -- 3. The Legal (and Other) Trials of Orestes, F.S. Naiden -- 4. Euripides� Orestes'. The Chronicle of a Trial, Maria de Fatima Silva -- 5. Citizens and Non-Citizens in Athenian Tragedy, Roger Brock -- 6. Paidotrophia and Gerotrophia'. Reciprocity and Disruption in Attic Tragedy, Maria do Ceu Fialho -- 7. Is Oedipus Guilty? Sophocles and Athenian Homicide Law, Edward M. Harris -- 8. Aristophanes and Athenian Law, Douglas M. MacDowell -- 9. The �Assembly� at the End of Aristophanes� Knights, P.J. Rhodes -- 10. Pimps in Court, Chris Carey. - The relationship between law and literature is rich and complex. In the past three and half decades the topic has received much attention from literary critics and legal scholars studying modern literature. Despite the prominence of law and justice in Ancient Greek literature, there has been little interest among Classical scholars in the connections between law and drama. This is the first collection of essays to approach Greek tragedy and comedy from a legal perspective, providing a sample of different approaches to the topic. Some essays show how knowledge of Athenian law enhances our understanding of individual passages in Attic drama and the mimes of Herodas and enriches our appreciation of dramatic techniques. Other essays examine the information provided about legal procedure found in Aristophanes� comedies or the views about the role of law in society expressed in Attic drama. The volume reveals how the study of law and legal procedure can enhance our understanding of ancient drama and bring new insights to the interpretation of individual plays. ISBN 9780715638927