The Roman Mistress: Ancient and Modern Representations

by Maria Wyke

Book Overview

From Latin love poetry's dominating and enslaving beloveds, to modern popular culture's infamous Cleopatras and Messalinas, representations of the Roman mistress (or the mistress of Romans) have brought into question both ancient and modern genders and political systems. The Roman Mistress makes an important and original contribution simultaneously to feminist scholarship on antiquity, the classical tradition, and cultural studies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199228337
• ISBN13: 9780199228331
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"