Ancient slavery and abolition
Subtitle: from Hobbes to Hollywood
By: edited by Edith Hall, Richard Alston, and Justine McConnell
Contributors: University of London. Royal Holloway. Centre for the Reception of Greece and Rome; British Library
Series: Classical presences; Classical presences
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 509
ISBN-13: 9780199574674
Subjects: Classical literature; Congresses; Abolitionists; History; Slavery; Antislavery movements
Description: "Originating in a conference organised in 2007 by the Centre for the Reception of Greece and Rome at Royal Holloway, University of London, and held at the British Library ... this accessible volume offers a pathbreaking study of the role played by the interpreters of ancient Greek and roman texts in the debates over the abolition of slavery. Focusing on Britain, North America, the Caribbean, and South Africa from the late 17th century, the essays examine the arguments of critics and defenders of slavery and legacy of slavery, in later periods." --Book jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [425]-466) and index.