The Athenian Woman: An Iconographic Handbook

by Sian Lewis

Book Overview

Here Sian Lewis considers the full range of female existence in classical Greece - childhood and old age, unfree and foreign status, and the ageless woman characteristic of Athenian red-figure painting.

Ceramics are an unparalleled resource for women's lives in ancient Greece, since they show a huge number of female types and activities. Yet it can be difficult to interpret the meanings of these images, especially when they seem to conflict...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415232341
• ISBN13: 9780415232340
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.6" x 9.3"