Goddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity

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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 17 gen 1995 - 304 pagine
"The first general treatment of women in the ancient world to reflect the critical insights of modern feminism. Though much debated, its position as the basic textbook on women's history in Greece and Rome has hardly been challenged."--Mary Beard, Times Literary Supplement. Illustrations.
 

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Women in the Bronze Age and Homeric Epic
16
Images of Women in the Literature of Classical
93
Hellenistic Women
120
The Roman Matron of the Late Republic and Early
149
Women of the Roman Lower Classes
190
The Elusive Women of Classical Antiquity
227
Works Referred To
251
Supplemental Bibliography
260
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SARAH B. POMEROY is an American ancient historian, author, translator, and former professor of classics. She is best known for her work on women's history in classical antiquity, and has written over ten books.

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