Deborah Kamen (UW 海角网)
Hosted via Zoom by the University of Puget Sound; contact aiapugetsound@gmail.com for the Zoom link
In ancient Greece, as today, insults ranged from playful mockery to serious affronts. This talk explores the various social and cultural roles played by insults in classical Athens, including obscene banter at festivals, satire on the comic stage, invective in the courtroom, forbidden slanderous speech, and violent attacks on other people鈥檚 honor.
The annual Faculty Lecture on Classical Culture of the . For a list of previous lecturers and titles, please click HERE.