Sara Forsdyke: 2 books
Slaves Tell Tales
And Other Episodes in the Politics of Popular Culture in Ancient Greece
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2012
Most studies of ancient Greek politics focus on formal institutions such as the political assembly and the law courts, and overlook the role that informal social practices played in the regulation of the political order. Sara Forsdyke argues, by contrast, that various forms of popular culture in ancient...
Exile, Ostracism, and Democracy
The Politics of Expulsion in Ancient Greece
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2009
This book explores the cultural and political significance of ostracism in democratic Athens. In contrast to previous interpretations, Sara Forsdyke argues that ostracism was primarily a symbolic institution whose meaning for the Athenians was determined both by past experiences of exile and by its...