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"A much needed book which synthesizes text and image very effectively for undergraduates."--Wendy Slatkin, University of Redlands
"Well-written and well-organized text. Good use of artistic and archaeological evidence."--Thea Smith, University of Cincinnati
"A broad range of primary sources is well integrated into interpretive essays on various aspects of the female experience in Greek and Roman societies. The authors are to be congratulated for doing such a good job of introducing the students to the issues."--W.J. Murnane, University of Memphis
"Highly interesting!"--Ann Nauman, St. Joseph Seminary College
"One of the finest works to emerge from recent feminist scholarship....This is the first study to recognize the bounty that previously-ignored source material yields....Seasoned scholars and novices alike will be entranced by this clearly written, richly illustrated account of a mysterious age."--Bookman's World
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BL The only study to integrate such a wide range of materials on the women of ancient Greece and Rome into one accessible volume BL Written by a team of distinguished classical scholars and art historians Women in the Classical World gathers the most important primary written and visual sources on the lives of ancient women and presents them in a chronological sequence, within their historical and cultural contexts.
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This epigram celebrates the life of an early fourth-century B.C.E. Athenian woman, Mnesarete, who has lived up to the promise of her name, which means "remembering (mnes-) virtue or excellence (arete)." Read the first page
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This epigram celebrates the life of an early fourth-century B.C.E. Athenian woman, Mnesarete, who has lived up to the promise of her name, which means "remembering (mnes-) virtue or excellence (arete)." Read the first page
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Reference material in an easily read/understood form
15 Oct 1999
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This book is a wealth of information on women in the ancient world (mostly Greece and Rome). It is written in such a way that the reader should have no problem understanding any of the concepts. I was afraid that the writings would be bias, but that was not the case. I bought this book as a required textbook for a college class and was suprised to find it here cheaper than at the college bookstore. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the kind of lives that the women of antiquity lived.
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This is a superb introduction to the study of women in classical times
30 April 2006
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Elaine Fantham (perhaps best known in the non-academic community as the Classical commentator on NPR) authored, with other contributors, this superb introductory study to women's studies in ancient Greece and Rome in 1994. Since then, the whole field of studies in the lives of classical-age women has taken off like a rocket, but Dr. Fantham's book - with her co-writers, Helen Peet Foley, Natalie Boymel Kampen, Sarah B. Pomeroy, and H. Alan Shapiro - still manages to provide the best introduction I know to this subject. As stated in the preface, "The purpose of this book is to gather the most important primary sources, both written and visual, for the lives of ancient women, and to present them within their historical and cultural context." Therefore this is a tremendous sourcebook not only for original sources on women's lives, but with equal emphasis to art as well as the written word. If you're beginning to learn about this fascinating field (which is still 'relatively' new in classical studies), this book is a must.
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16 Jan 2012
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I received this very speedy and it was just what I wanted ND what I needed at Cheap price. While other people in my class paid like $50 I paid less than $10 I'm so happy
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