Name: Women's Life in Greece and Rome
ISBN: 9781421421131

Mary R. Lefkowitz

Maureen B. Fant

Many notes and explanations have been revised with the non-classicist in mind.

A Source Book in Translation

Women's Life in Greece and Rome

This highly acclaimed collection provides a unique look into the public and private lives and legal status of Greek and Roman women of all social classes-from wet nurses, prostitutes, and gladiatrixes to poets, musicians, intellectuals, priestesses, and housewives. The third edition adds new texts to sections throughout the book, vividly describing women's sentiments and circumstances through readings on love, bereavement, and friendship, as well as property rights, breast cancer, female circumcision, and women's roles in ancient religions, including Christianity and pagan cults.

Women's Life in Greece and Rome A Source Book in Translation

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