02870nam 2200613 a 450 991082477810332120200520144314.0019151564797801915156449780199280827(MiAaPQ)EBC7034837(CKB)24235059200041(NjHacI)9924235059200041(MiAaPQ)EBC422669(Au-PeEL)EBL422669(CaPaEBR)ebr10160560(CaONFJC)MIL75823(OCoLC)77815752(EXLCZ)992423505920004120060321d2005 fy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGender, domesticity, and the age of Augustus inventing private life /Kristina Milnor1st ed.Oxford [England] ;New York Oxford University Press20051 online resource (x, 360 pages) illustrationsOxford studies in classical literature and gender theoryIncludes bibliographical references (p. [305]-333) and indexes.Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Reading and Writing Gender on the Augustan Palatine -- 2. Other Men's Wives: Domesticity and Display in Vitruvius' de Architectura -- 3. Women, History, and the Law -- 4. A Domestic Disturbance: Talking About the Triumvirs in the Early Empire -- 5. Natural Urges: Marriage, Philosophy, and the Work of the House -- Epilogue. Burning Down the House: Nero and the End of Julio-Claudian Rule -- References -- Index Locorum -- General Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.In the early Roman Empire, women's domestic roles were given new public prominence. Through an examination of early imperial representations of women's activities and responsibilities within the household, Kristina Milnor argues that this emphasis on private morality is actually a new way of understanding the nature of political life.Oxford studies in classical literature and gender theory.Inventing private lifeWomenRomeSocial conditionsWomenHistoryTo 500Sex roleRomeHouseholdsRomeRomeSocial life and customsRomeHistoryAugustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.DWomenSocial conditions.WomenHistorySex roleHouseholds305.40937Milnor Kristina624684MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910824778103321Gender, domesticity, and the age of Augustus1099162UNINA