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This examines the role of women as producers of joking speech, especially within cults of Demeter. This speech, sometimes known as aischrologia, had considerable weight and vitality within its cultic context. It also shaped literary traditions, notably iambic and Attic old comedy that has traditionally been regarded as entirely male.

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'… this is a work with enough fresh ideas to make it of interest to many students of Greek culture.' JACT
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Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Cultic obscenity in Greece, especially Attica; 2. Iambe and the Hymn to Demeter; 3. Iambic's relationship with the female; 4. Women's iambic voices; 5. Comedy and women; 6. Women at centre stage; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Women and Humor in Classical Greece

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 10/9/2003 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521822534, 978-0521822534
      ISBN10: 052182253X
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      Gender studies: women and girls

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This examines the role of women as producers of joking speech, especially within cults of Demeter. This speech, sometimes known as aischrologia, had considerable weight and vitality within its cultic context. It also shaped literary traditions, notably iambic and Attic old comedy that has traditionally been regarded as entirely male.

      Trade Review
      '… this is a work with enough fresh ideas to make it of interest to many students of Greek culture.' JACT
      '… bold and challenging … bound to stimulate controversy.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Cultic obscenity in Greece, especially Attica; 2. Iambe and the Hymn to Demeter; 3. Iambic's relationship with the female; 4. Women's iambic voices; 5. Comedy and women; 6. Women at centre stage; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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