Women of ancient Greece / Pierre Brulé ; translated by Antonia Nevill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brulé, Pierre, author.

Contributor:

Nevill, Antonia, translator.

Standardized Title:

Femmes grecques à l'époque classique. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Greece--Social conditions.

Women.

Women--Greece--History.

Greece--History--To 146 B.C.

Greece.

Greece--Civilization--To 146 B.C.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.) : ill.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh, Scotland : Edinburgh University Press, [2003]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This evocation of how women lived in ancient Greece describes every aspect of their lives, from the most public to the most intimate. It outlines their religious, familial and domestic duties and their economic importance, and considers their social, moral, and legal status.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Publisher's Acknowledgement

Prologue: Which paths will lead us to them?

1 The feminine and the sacred

2 Women of the epics

3 On the body and sexuality

4 Joys and miseries of married life

5 The woman in the 'house'

6 The women on the outside

Epilogue: How shall we take our leave of them?

Bibliography

Index of Classical Authors

General Index

Notes:

"First published in France as Les femmes grecques à l'époque classique"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-228) and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7486-5102-0

0-7486-7984-7

OCLC:

1306538282