Women in Athenian Law and Life

ISBN-13: 9780415058414 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 328 str.

Roger Just;Just Roger

Opis

This study describes the ancient Athenians' conception of women during the Classical period, and shows the connections between women's place as defined by law and the gender ideology of masculinity and femininity.

Recenzje

`Just neatly draws [the several] facets of the composite image of women, as creatures defective in rationality and self-control ... that can be found dispersed through literary sources of various types. He shows how all ultimately depend on the self-image of men.' - Jane Gardner, The Times

`Excellent, thoroughly readable ... Just draws a clear and vivid picture of the social complexities which constitute the stuff of life in Classical Athens.' - Times Literary Supplement

`Admirably lucid ... mature and well-developed book.' - Times Higher Education Supplement

`It must be the best introduction to the subject now available, and should be read by everyone interested in ancient Athens from sixth-form students upwards.' - London Association of Classical Teachers Newsletter

Spis treści

Preface and acknowledgements, 1 INTRODUCTION: THE ‘PROBLEM’ OF WOMEN, 2 POLITICS, 3 LEGAL CAPABILITIES, 4 MARRIAGE AND THE STATE, 5 FAMILY AND PROPERTY, 6 FREEDOM AND SECLUSION, 7 PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, 8 THE ATTRIBUTES OF GENDER, 9 THE ENEMY WITHIN, 10 THE SAVAGE WITHOUT, Notes, Bibliography, Index of passages quoted, General index

O autorze

Roger Just