Women in Athenian Law and Life

Women in Athenian Law and Life
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 258
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ISBN-10 : 9781134931675
ISBN-13 : 1134931670
Rating : 4/5 (670 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Women in Athenian Law and Life by : Roger Just

Download or read book Women in Athenian Law and Life written by Roger Just and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-03-07 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive account of the Athenians' conception of women during the classical period of the fifth and fourth centuries BC. Though nothing remains that represents the authentic voice of the women themselves, there is a wealth of evidence showing how men sought to define women. By working through a range of material, from the provisions of Athenian law through to the representations of tragedy and comedy, the author builds up, in the manner of an anthropological ethnography, a coherent and integrated picture of the Athenians' notion of `woman'.


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