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

ISBN-13: 9781847923837 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 288 str.

Sarah B Pomeroy

Opis

What did daily life hold for women in ancient Greece and Rome? How many women read the great histories of Herodotus and Thucydides? Did Socrates' wife, Xanthippe, debate with her husband on issues of beauty and truth? This is an account of women's lives in Greece and Rome'.

Recenzje

The classic, groundbreaking account of women's lives in Greece and Rome... the first general treatment of women in the ancient world to reflect the critical insights of modern feminism Mary Beard

O autorze

Sarah B. Pomeroy was born in New York City and educated at Barnard College and Columbia University. She has lived in England and several other European countries and has taught at a number of universities, including Vassar College and Columbia. Her books include, Women in Hellenistic Egypt from Alexander to Cleopatra, Women's History and Ancient History, Women in the Classical World: Image and Text and Xenophon: Oeconomicus: A Social and Historical Commentary.