Victoria Wohl Boeken

The book delves into the complex relationship between literary structure and legal issues within Athens' judicial discussions. It examines how literary techniques influence and shape legal arguments, highlighting the interplay between narrative and law in ancient Greek society. Through this exploration, it reveals the significance of rhetoric and form in the understanding of legal matters in Athenian culture.

How can we make sense of the innovative structure of Euripidean drama? And what political role did tragedy play in the democracy of classical Athens? These questions are usually considered to be mutually exclusive, but this book shows that they can only be properly answered together. Providing a new approach to the aesthetics and politics of Greek