Sexuality and Gender in the Classical World by Laura K Mcclure

Sexuality and Gender in the Classical World by Laura K Mcclure

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Summary

This book explores the fascinating world of sex and gender roles in the classical period. It provides readers with essays that represent a range of perspectives on women, gender and sexuality in the ancient world.

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Sexuality and Gender in the Classical World by Laura K Mcclure

This volume provides essays that represent a range of perspectives on women, gender and sexuality in the ancient world, tracing the debates from the late 1960s to the late 1990s.
Laura K. McClure is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Her books include Spoken Like a Woman: Speech and Gender in Athenian Drama (1999), and an edited volume, Making Silence Speak: Women's Voices in Greek Literature and Society (co-ed. with Andre Lardinois, 2001). She has also published articles on Athenian tragedy, the classical tradition and ancient gender studies. Her current research focuses on the representation of courtesans in second sophistic literature.
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ISBN 13 9780631225881
ISBN 10 0631225889
Title Sexuality and Gender in the Classical World
Author Laura K Mcclure
Series Interpreting Ancient History
Condition Unavailable
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published 2002-06-20
Number of pages 336
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