02785nam 2200553 450 991058600000332120231121051246.01-4875-3875-81-4875-3203-21-4875-3202-4(CKB)4100000010160057(MiAaPQ)EBC6036513(MiAaPQ)EBC6280731(Au-PeEL)EBL6280731(OCoLC)1127566820(MdBmJHUP)musev2_109095(EXLCZ)99410000001016005720200325d2020 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMaternal conceptions in classical literature and philosophy /edited by Alison Sharrock and Alison Keith1st ed.Toronto ;Buffalo ;London :University of Toronto Press,[2020]©20201 online resource (395 pages)Phoenix ; 57 : Studies in gender21-4875-3201-6 "Unlike many studies of the family in the ancient world, this volume presents readings of mothers in classical literature, including philosophical and epigraphic writing as well as poetic texts. Rather than relying on a male viewpoint, the essays offer a female perspective on the lifecycle of motherhood. Although almost all ancient authors are men, this book nevertheless aims to unpack carefully the role of the mother--not as projected by the son or other male relations, but from a woman's own experiences--in order to better understand how they perceived themselves and their families. Because the primary interest is in the mothers themselves, rather than the authors of the texts in which they appear, the work is organized according to the lifecycle of motherhood instead of the traditional structure of the chronology of male authors. The chronology of the male authors ranges from classical Greece to late antiquity, while the motherly lifecycle ranges from pre-conception to the commemoration of offspring who have died before their mothers."--Provided by publisher.Phoenix.Supplementary ;Volume 57.Classical literatureHistory and criticismPhilosophy, AncientMothers in literatureElectronic books. Classical literatureHistory and criticism.Philosophy, Ancient.Mothers in literature.880.09Sharrock AlisonKeith AlisonMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910586000003321Maternal conceptions in classical literature and philosophy2904171UNINA