Dangerous Voices

Women's Laments and Greek Literature

Nonfiction, History, Ancient History
Cover of the book Dangerous Voices by Gail Holst-Warhaft, Taylor and Francis
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Author: Gail Holst-Warhaft ISBN: 9781134908073
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: September 11, 2002
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Gail Holst-Warhaft
ISBN: 9781134908073
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: September 11, 2002
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

In Dangerous Voices Holst-Warhaft investigates the power and meaning of the ancient lament, especially women's mourning of the dead, and sets out to discover why legislation was introduced to curb these laments in antiquity. An investigation of laments ranging from New Guinea to Greece suggests that this essentially female art form gave women considerable power over the rituals of death. The threat they posed to the Greek state caused them to be appropriated by male writers including the tragedians. Holst-Warhaft argues that the loss of the traditional lament in Greece and other countries not only deprives women of their traditional control over the rituals of death but leaves all mourners impoverished.

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In Dangerous Voices Holst-Warhaft investigates the power and meaning of the ancient lament, especially women's mourning of the dead, and sets out to discover why legislation was introduced to curb these laments in antiquity. An investigation of laments ranging from New Guinea to Greece suggests that this essentially female art form gave women considerable power over the rituals of death. The threat they posed to the Greek state caused them to be appropriated by male writers including the tragedians. Holst-Warhaft argues that the loss of the traditional lament in Greece and other countries not only deprives women of their traditional control over the rituals of death but leaves all mourners impoverished.

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