Women in Greek Myth

by Mary Lefkowitz and Mary R. Lefkowitz

Book Overview

In the first edition of Women in Greek Myth, Mary R. Lefkowitz convincingly challenged narrow, ideological interpretations of the roles of female characters in Greek mythology. Where some scholars saw... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801841089
• ISBN13: 9780801841088
• Release Date: September 1990
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

controversial even a decade later

Lefkowitz wrote "Women in Greek Myth" at a time when it was popular to portray women as "victims" or as "power brokers" in the ancient world. Instead Lefkowitz tries to view the reader a better understanding of the society which created the stories and not use the stories to reveal that society. One may disagree with her interpretations but as always, her research and theory is grounded in evidence colored by her almost anti-feminist speech.