Gender, domesticity, and the age of Augustus : inventing private life / Kristina Milnor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Milnor, Kristina.

Series:

Oxford studies in classical literature and gender theory.

Oxford studies in classical literature and gender theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Rome--Social conditions.

Women.

Women--History--To 500.

Sex role--Rome.

Sex role.

Households--Rome.

Households.

Rome--Social life and customs.

Rome.

Rome--History--Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 360 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Inventing private life

Place of Publication:

Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English.

Summary:

In the early Roman Empire, women's domestic roles were given new public prominence. Through an examination of early imperial representations of women's activities and responsibilities within the household, Kristina Milnor argues that this emphasis on private morality is actually a new way of understanding the nature of political life.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Abbreviations

Introduction

1. Reading and Writing Gender on the Augustan Palatine

2. Other Men's Wives: Domesticity and Display in Vitruvius' de Architectura

3. Women, History, and the Law

4. A Domestic Disturbance: Talking About the Triumvirs in the Early Empire

5. Natural Urges: Marriage, Philosophy, and the Work of the House

Epilogue. Burning Down the House: Nero and the End of Julio-Claudian Rule

References

Index Locorum

General Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-333) and indexes.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0191515647

9780191515644

OCLC:

77815752

Publisher Number:

9780199280827