SEXUALITY AND GENDER IN THE CLASSICAL WORLD by Professor Laura K Mcclure (Editor) ( 9780631225881 )

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SEXUALITY AND GENDER IN THE CLASSICAL WORLD
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Professor Laura K Mcclure (Editor)

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0631225889

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JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD

Pub. date:

20 June, 2002

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Interpreting Ancient History

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336

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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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