Trying Neaira : the true story of a courtesan's scandalous life in ancient Greece

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Trying Neaira : the true story of a courtesan's scandalous life in ancient Greece

Debra Hamel

Yale University Press, c2003

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-193) and index

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: hbk ISBN 9780300094312

内容説明

Neaira grew up in a Corinthian brothel in the 4th century BC and became one of the city-state's priciest courtesans while yet a teenager. In her twenties she served as the sex slave of two former clients and endured an abusive relationship with an unsavoury Athenian. Finally she met Stephanos, an Athenian citizen with whom she lived for the next 30 years. Neaira's life with Stephanos was riddled with lawsuits. In the 340s Neaira was dragged into court and charged with transgressing Athens's marriage laws. During the trial, zealous prosecutors dredged up the most sordid details of her life. The stakes in the case were high; Neaira's freedom lay in the jurors' hands. The details of Neaira's life are known because the speech delivered in court by her prosecutor has survived. Here, with a more sympathetic eye toward the protagonist, Debra Hamel explains the historical, legal and cultural context of the trial. In reconstructing the facts of Neaira's life, this text aims to illuminate the social world of Ancient Greece.
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: pbk ISBN 9780300107630

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Neaira grew up in a Corinthian brothel in the fourth century B.C., became a high-priced courtesan and a sex slave, then settled into a thirty-year relationship with Stephanos of Athens. But next she found herself in court, charged with transgressing Athens's marriage laws. This book reconstructs the amazing facts of Neaira's life and trial, illuminating the social, legal, and cultural worlds of ancient Greece. "Hamel's treatment of this complicated story is outstanding . . . for its comprehensive [yet remarkably concise] presentation of the social and historical context of fourth-century Athens."-Ingrid D. Rowland, New Republic "[Trying Neaira] is an extraordinary tale, with more than an echo of Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha."-Tom Holland, Daily Telegraph00 "A marvelous account of a fascinating series of events in the life of a Greek woman of the fourth century B.C. Hamel tells the tale with clarity and verve and, along the way, she teaches the reader a vast amount about Athenian society in the most interesting and entertaining way."-Donald Kagan, Yale University "Charmingly written (and) nicely illustrated. . . . Hamel's account is engaging, accessible to nonexperts, and useful for courses on Athenian society."-Choice "As told by Debra Hamel, this true-life story offers an extraordinary window on a civilization that wasn't half so rarefied in its interests or affections as we tend to assume."-The Scotsman

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