Reading Roman Women
Author | : Suzanne Dixon |
Publisher | : Bristol Classical Press |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 2001-06-21 |
ISBN-13 | : UVA:X004548392 |
ISBN-10 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Reading Roman Women by : Suzanne Dixon
Download or read book Reading Roman Women written by Suzanne Dixon and published by Bristol Classical Press. This book was released on 2001-06-21 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do we retrieve the lives of "real Roman women"? This book presents a range of examples to support the argument that our ideas of what we "know" about women's work, sexuality, commerce and political activity in the Roman world have been shaped by the format, or genre, of each ancient source.