Dress and the Roman Woman - Self-Presentation and Society

Zusatztext 'An assiduously researched monograph, Dress and the Roman Woman makes a welcomed contribution to the growing interest in dress and adornment in the Roman world ... this surprisingly slender book represents the fullest and most recent examination in English of women's dress and adornment at Rome. Dress and the Roman Woman should become an immediate standard resource for scholars of Roman social history and women's history, and in particular, required reading for historians of Roman dress.' – Bryn Mawr Classical Review Informationen zum Autor Kelly Olson (PhD, University of Chicago) is associate professor at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. Her research interests are in the areas of Roman society and culture, and she has published numerous book chapters and articles on Roman women and ancient clothing. Klappentext This lively and engaging book is an in-depth study of women's appearance in Roman antiquity which collects ancient evidence about female clothing and adornment, and also reveals how the adorned woman was viewed in Roman society. Zusammenfassung This lively and engaging book is an in-depth study of women’s appearance in Roman antiquity which collects ancient evidence about female clothing and adornment, and also reveals how the adorned woman was viewed in Roman society. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction  1. The Clothing of Women  2. The Cosmetics Arts and Care of the Body  3. The Dangers of Adornment  4. Self-Presentation, Status and Power.  Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Kelly Olson, Kelly (University of Western Ontario Olson, Olson Kelly
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.04.2008
• EAN: 9780415414753
• ISBN: 978-0-415-41475-3
• No. of pages: 14
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social and cultural history, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Cultural studies: dress and society