This book explores the fascinating world of sex and gender roles in
the classical period. It provides readers with essays that
represent a range of perspectives on women, gender and sexuality in
the ancient world. They are accessible to general readers whilst
also challenging them to confront problems of evidence and
interpretation, new theories and methodologies, and contemporary
assumptions about gender and sexuality.
The essays cover a broad spectrum of scholarly perspectives, and
trace the debates and themes of the field from the late 1960s to
the late 1990s. They also address a range of literary and
non-literary genres, including some non-canonical sources such as
medical writings and inscriptions, to elucidate ancient ideas about
sexuality and the discourses that shaped these ideas. The book also
provides translations of primary sources to enable readers to
confront the evidence for themselves and assess the methodology
used by historians. It includes Greek literature and society, Roman
culture and the legacy of classical myth for modern feminist
scholars. It includes and examines not only women in antiquity but
also masculinity and sexuality to provide a comprehensive account
of this fascinating topic.
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