Women in Ancient Greece and Rome [Paperback]

A wide range of contemporary quotations as well examples of original painting and sculpture enhance a well illustrated resource book for classical civilization students on topics ranging from religion to exploitation, entertainment to employment.A wide range of contemporary quotations as well examples of original painting and sculpture enhance a well illustrated resource book for classical civilization students on topics ranging from religion to exploitation, entertainment to employment.Michael Massey's thorough and provocative account is an ideal resource book for students following courses in classical studies and classical civilization. It draws on a wide range of contemporary quotations and is well illustrated with examples of original painting and sculpture. The book is divided into two sections--on Greece and on Rome--with material organized under thematic headings, ranging from religion to exploitation, entertainment to employment.Introduction; Part I. Greece: 1. The status of women; 2. Daughters; 3. Wives; 4. Mothers; 5. Nurses; 6. Slaves; 7. Public life; 8. Employment; 9. Entertainment; 10. Religion; 11. Women in Sparta; 12. Image and reality; 13. Homer; 14. Drama; 15. Vase painting; Part II. Rome: 16. Introduction; 17. Daughters; 18. Wives; 19. Mothers; 20. Lovers, prostitutes and concubines; 21. Imperial wives, mothers and daughters; 22. Religion; 23. Mystery religions and foreign cults; 24. Exploitation; 25. Image and reality; 26. Plautus; 27. Catullus; 28. Virgil; 29. Women in art. ...the book could help secondary schools incorporate gender considerations into the study of antiquity. It might even initiate some interesting then-and-now discussions. Fred Mench, Classical World