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The Athenian Woman : An Iconographic Handbook
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lewis, Sian.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Athens.
- Greece.
- History.
- Vase painting, Greek.
- Vases, Greek.
- Women.
- Women in art.
- Women--History--To 500--Greece--Sources.
- Women--History--Sources.
- Women in art--Themes, motives.
- Pottery, Greek.
- Local Subjects:
- Athens.
- Greece.
- History.
- Vase painting, Greek.
- Vases, Greek.
- Women.
- Women in art.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (277 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Here Sian Lewis considers the full range of female existence in classical Greece - childhood and old age, unfree and foreign status, and the ageless woman characteristic of Athenian red-figure painting.Ceramics are an unparalleled resource for women's lives in ancient Greece, since they show a huge number of female types and activities. Yet it can be difficult to interpret the meanings of these images, especially when they seem to conflict with literary sources.This much-needed study shows that it is vital to see the vases as archaeology as well as art, since context is the ke
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Becoming visible; 2 Domestic labour; 3 Working women; 4 The women's room; 5 Women and men; Conclusion; Glossary; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-257) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-203-35119-3
- 1-299-28675-5
- 1-135-12825-1
- 9780203351192
- OCLC:
- 831119246
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