Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves - Women in Classical Antiquity

The classic, groundbreaking account of women's lives in Greece and Rome' Mary BeardFor centuries, half the ancient world remained invisible -- until Sarah Pomeroy's pioneering history, which at last revealed the women of antiquity to modern eyes.What did daily life hold for women in ancient Greece and Rome? How many women read the great histories of Herodotus and Thucydides? Did Socrates' wife, Xanthippe, debate with her husband on issues of beauty and truth? Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves is a foundational work of feminism, reconstructing the lives of these lost women of antiquity in order that we might better understand the roots of our own classically influenced society today.

About the author

Sarah B Pomeroy

Product details

• Authors: Sarah B Pomeroy, Sarah B. Pomeroy
• Publisher: Bodley Head Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2015
• EAN: 9781847923837
• ISBN: 978-1-84792-383-7
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 216 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, Ancient Greece, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, HISTORY / Women, Ancient Rome, Feminism & feminist theory, Social and cultural history, Gender studies: women, Feminism and feminist theory, Gender studies: women and girls, European history: the Romans