Women in the Ancient World: The Arethusa Papers
- ISBN-10
- 0873957725
- ISBN-13
- 9780873957724
- Category
- Civilization, Classical
- Pages
- 377
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1984-01-01
- Publisher
- SUNY Press
- Authors
- John Peradotto, John Patrick Sullivan
Description
One of the reasons for the study of the Greek and Roman classics is their perpetual relevance. In no area can this position be more clearly defended than in the investigation of the feminine condition, for it was here that basic attitudes derogatory to the sex were molded by legal and social systems, by philosophers and poets, and by the thinking of men long since gone. Women in the Ancient World brings together essays that examine philosophy, social history, literature, and art, and that extend from the early Greek period through the Roman Empire. Their wide range of critical perspectives throws new light on the personal, political, socio-economic, and cultural position of women.
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