Women in Classical Athens

Name: Women in Classical Athens
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781853995439
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By Sue Blundell

Series: Classical World

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Women in Classical Athens by Sue Blundell explores the roles and lives of women in ancient Athens, delving into their societal, domestic, and religious duties. It illustrates the contrasting lives between upper-class women constrained to household roles and those with minimal societal standing, like slaves. The book provides insight into how women navigated their complex social environment and their contributions to Athenian culture and life.
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This book may appeal to you if you're interested in exploring the roles, legal rights, and daily lives of women in ancient Athens. Blundell delves into both historical and cultural aspects, offering a fascinating examination of gender dynamics in classical antiquity, perfect for history enthusiasts and those curious about women's roles in ancient societies.

Women in Classical Athens

This book investigates the many contrasting images of Athenian women which the Classical Age produced, and relates them to the great goddesses and mythological heroines who shared with them the space reserved for 'the feminine' aspect of experience.

This text investigates the many contrasting images of Athenian women which the classical age produced, and relates them to the great goddesses and mythological heroines who shared with them the space reserved for "the feminine" aspect of experience.

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This book takes as its starting-point the images of women in the Parthenon sculptures, in order to investigate two levels of feminine experience in Classical Athens, the human and the divine.

The interplay between women's religious prominence and their domestic obscurity is examined in relation to the young citizen women who lead the procession; while the great goddesses represented in the frieze are studied in terms of their relationships with their human worshippers and, on a symbolic level, with the mythological females, such as the Amazons, who appear in the metopes.

Finally, Women in Classical Athens turns to a third aspect of the feminine experience, and looks at the women who do not appear in the Parthenon sculptures – the prostitutes, slaves, and alien women who made a vital economic and ideological contribution to the Athenian achievement.