Helene P. Foley

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Women in the Classical World: Image and Text

Helene P. Foley; Natalie Boymel Kampen; Helene Peet Foley

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The lavishly illustrated and meticulously researched Women in the Classical World lifts the curtain on the women of ancient Greece and Rome, form slaves and prostitutes, to Athenian housewives, to Rome's imperial family. The first book on classical women to give equal weight to written texts and artistic representations, it brings together a great wealth of materials--poetry, vase painting, legislation, medical treatises, architecture, religious and funerary art, women's ornaments, historical and cultural context of their time. Written by leading experts in the fields of ancient history and art history, women's studies, and Greek and Roman literature, it it an indispensable addition t any course in ancient history, classics, Greek and Roman art history, or women's studies.

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Other editions: Softcover - 2002, Hardcover - 2001, Softcover - 1998, Hardcover - 1994, Softcover - 1993, Softcover - 1992, Hardcover - 1985, Hardcover - 1982