Page duBois, a classicist known for her daring and originality, turns in this book to one of the most troubling subjects in the study of antiquity: the indispensability of slaves in ancient Greece. DuBois here explores both the material culture of slavery as well as its representation in literature. Specifically, she considers the place of slaves in Plato's "Meno", Aristotle's "Politics", Aesop's "Fables", Aristophanes' "Wasps", and Euripides' "Orestes". She contends throughout that portraying the difference between slave and free as natural was pivotal to Greek concepts of selfhood and political freedom.

About the Author
Page duBois is professor of classics and comparative literature at the University of California, San Diego. She is the author of six previous books, including, most recently Sappho Is Burning, published by the University of Chicago Press, and Trojan Horses: Saving the Classics from Conservatives.

Reviews
"[This] timely and passionate book reinstates slaves at the center of the ancient household and psyche.... Page duBois has certainly achieved her stated goal in making it far more difficult for classicists anywhere to avoid looking ancient slaves in the face when examining the artifacts, literature, and thought of the societies which denied them liberty." - Edith Hall, Times Literary Supplement"



Book Information
ISBN 9780226167893
Author Page duBois
Format Paperback
Page Count 312
Imprint University of Chicago Press
Publisher The University of Chicago Press
Weight(grams) 425g
Dimensions(mm) 23mm * 16mm * 2mm