Ancient Slavery and Abolition

From Hobbes to Hollywood

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Justine McConnell

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Classical Presences

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A pathbreaking study of the role played by ancient Greek and Roman sources and voices in the struggle to abolish transatlantic slavery and in representations of that struggle in the twentieth century. Thirteen essays by an interdisciplinary team of specialists from three continents, led by the Centre for the Reception of Greece and Rome at Royal Holloway University of London, ask how both critics and defenders of slavery in media ranging from parliamentary speeches to poetry, fiction, drama, and cinema have summoned the ghosts of the ancient Spartans, Homer, Aristotle, Aeschylus, Pliny, Spartacus, and Prometheus to support their arguments.

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Edith Hall is Research Professor, Royal Holloway University of London. Richard Alston is Professor of Roman History, Royal Holloway University of London. Edith Hall is Research Professor, Royal Holloway University of London Justine McConnell is Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Northwestern University.

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July 7th, 2011

Author

Justine McConnell

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

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Edited by Edith Hall
Edited by Richard Alston

Illustrations

34 in-text illustrations

Pages

528

Series

Classical Presences

Dimensions

140x217x29

ISBN-13

9780199574674

Product ID

10426762

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