Maureen B. Fant, Mary R. Lefkowitz

Women's Life in Greece and Rome (eBook, PDF)

A Source Book in Translation

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This highly acclaimed collection, the first sourcebook on ancient women and now in its fourth edition, provides a unique look into the public and private lives and legal status of Greek and Roman women. The texts represent women of all social classes, from public figures remembered for their deeds (or misdeeds), to priestesses, poets, and intellectuals, to working women, such as musicians, wet nurses, and prostitutes, to homemakers. The editors have selected texts from hard-to-find sources, such as inscriptions, papyri, and medical treatises, many of which have not previously been translated into English. The resulting compilation is both an invaluable aid to research and a clear guide through this complex subject.

The brand new design of the fourth edition integrates the third edition's appendix and adds many new and unusual texts and images, as well as such student-friendly features as a map and chapter overviews. Many notes and explanations have been revised with the non-classicist in mind.

Its readings cover women's legal status, domestic conditions, health issues, and relations with other people. The emphasis throughout is not so much on what ancient writers thought about women, as on what women actually did, both within the home and outside it, from their intellectual achievements, benefactions, and religious roles, to humble jobs and acts of physical and moral courage.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 496
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juli 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472578495
• Artikelnr.: 45097351

Autorenporträt

Maureen B. Fant studied Classical Studies and Archaeology from the University of Michigan, USA and is now a writer and editor who lives in Rome.

Inhaltsangabe

PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION Acknowledgments WOMEN'S VOICES Female poets
Men's words in women's mouths I.MEN'S OPINIONS Praise
Invective II.PHILOSOPHERS ON THE ROLE OF WOMEN III.LEGAL STATUS IN THE GREEK WORLD Crete
Athens
Amorgos
Sparta
Thera
Smyrna
Egypt IV.LEGAL STATUS IN THE ROMAN WORLD Early Rome
The Roman jurists
Roman Egypt V.PUBLIC LIFE Women's bravery in legend and history
Political life
Women's organizations
Inscriptions Honouring Benefactresses and Philanthropist Victors VI.PRIVATE LIFE Correct behavior
Education of females
Intellectual life
Women and women
Women and men
Babies
Parents and children
The home
Celebrations
Epitaphs VII.OCCUPATIONS Apprenticeship
Self-employment and entrepreneurship
Prostitution
Women gladiators
The arts and entertainment
Skilled labour
Sales and services
Agriculture
Other records of women's employment VIII.MEDICINE AND ANATOMY Philosophers observe nature
Writings of practising physicians
Writings on medical matters by laymen
Case histories from epitaphs
Female medical practitioners IX.RELIGION Dionysus,Bacchus
Hera
Demeter,Ceres
Athena
Artemis
Aphrodite
Asclepius
Serapis
Vesta
Bona Dea
Isis
Witchcraft
Priestesses
Christianity
Late Pagan 'Saints' ABBREVIATIONS BIBLIOGRAPHY CONCORDANCE OF SOURCES INDEX