Women's influence on classical civilization / edited by Fiona McHardy and Eireann Marshall.

Other author McHardy, Fiona.
Other author Marshall, Eireann, 1967-
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Routledge, ©2004.
Descriptionxii, 196 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Women--History. --To 500.
Women--Greece.
Women--Italy. --Rome.
Civilization, Classical.

Contents The logistics of gender from classical philosophy / Grainne McLaughlin -- Matriot games? Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi, and the forging of family-oriented political values / Judith P. Hallett -- Politics of inclusion/exclusion in Attic Tragedy / Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz -- Exemplary housewife or luxurious slut: cultural representations of women in the Roman economy / Suzanne Dixon -- Matronly patrons in the early Roman Empire: the case of Salvia Postuma / Margaret Woodhull -- Women's influence on revenge in Ancient Greece/ Fiona McHardy -- A woman's influence on a Roman text: Marcia and Seneca / Rebecca Langlands -- Women and the transmission of Libyan culture / Eireann Marshall -- Galla Placidia: conduit of culture? / Mary Harlow -- Gender and cultural identity in Roman Egypt / Jane Rowlandson.
General noteSmultaneously published in the USA and Canada.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 167-189) and index.
LCCN 2003021056
ISBN0415309573 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0415309581 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HQ1127 .W6526 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold