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Autore |
Lewis Sian |
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Titolo |
The Athenian Woman [[electronic resource] ] : An Iconographic Handbook |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013 |
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ISBN |
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0-203-35119-3 |
1-299-28675-5 |
1-135-12825-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (277 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Athens |
Greece |
History |
Vase painting, Greek |
Vases, Greek |
Women |
Women in art |
Women - History - To 500 - Greece |
Women - History |
Women in art - Themes, motives |
Pottery, Greek |
Gender & Ethnic Studies |
Social Sciences |
Gender Studies & Sexuality |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Becoming visible; 2 Domestic labour; 3 Working women; 4 The women's room; 5 Women and men; Conclusion; Glossary; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Here Sian Lewis considers the full range of female existence in classical |
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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 with literary sources.This much-needed study shows that it is vital to see the vases as archaeology as well as art, since context is the ke |
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