Women Writers of Ancient Greece and Rome
An Anthology
$72.93
- Hardcover
268 pages
- Release Date
1 March 2004
Summary
There is a general perception that almost all writing in antiquity was done by men. However, some important literature written by women during this period has survived, and many other women writers published work that has not been preserved. Women Writers of Ancient Greece and Rome is a comprehensive anthology of the surviving literary texts of women writers from the Greco-Roman world, offering new translations of the work of over fifty women. From Sappho, who lived in the seventh century BC,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781904768012 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1904768016 |
| Author: | Ian Plant |
| Publisher: | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
| Imprint: | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 268 |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2004 |
| Weight: | 610g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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Critics Review
‘A comprehensive anthology, carefully researched. It has the considerable merit of making available in English translation authors who have never been translated at all, and/or whose work can be easily found only by professional scholars. There is nothing quite like this book on the market. ’ Mary Lefkowitz, Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities, Wellesley College
About The Author
Ian Plant
Ian Plant is Lecturer in Ancient History at Macquarie University, Australia. He is the author of Revolt in Thucydides.
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