Women's Life in Greece and Rome / [Compiled By] Mary R. Lefkowitz and Maureen B. Fant

Lefkowitz, Mary R. and Fant, Maureen B. (Comp. by)

ISBN 10: 080182866X / ISBN 13: 9780801828669

Published by Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1982

About this Item

Near fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 294 pages; Description: xiii, 294 p. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Women--History--To 500--Sources. Women--Rome--History--Sources. 1 Kg.

Seller Inventory # 64728

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Women's Life in Greece and Rome / [Compiled By] Mary R. Lefkowitz and Maureen B. Fant
• Publisher: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080182866X
• ISBN 13: 9780801828669
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Weight: 1 kilogram

About this title

Synopsis

This highly acclaimed collection provides a rare look into the private lives and legal status of Greek and Roman women of all social classes -- wet nurses, prostitutes, poets, gladiators, musicians, intellectuals, priestesses, and housewives. The third edition offers new texts in nearly every section, vividly describing women's sentiments and circumstances through readings on love, bereavement, and friendship, but also on property rights, breast cancer, female circumcision, and women's roles in ancient religions, including Christianity and witchcraft.

About the Author

Mary R. Lefkowitz is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in Humanities at Wellesley. Maureen B. Fant is an independent writer and scholar living in Rome.