Prisoner of history : Aspasia of Miletus and her biographical tradition / Madeleine M. Henry.
Prisoner of history : Aspasia of Miletus and her biographical tradition / Madeleine M. Henry.
Prisoner of history : Aspasia of Miletus and her biographical tradition / Madeleine M. Henry.
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New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Date
1995.
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N938.504092/A838/1
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English
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Physical content
201 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents
1. Aspasia in Greek History -- 2. The Story Told by Comedy -- 3. Aspasia and the Socratic Tradition -- 4. The Sargasso Sea: Aspasia and the Discourse on Prostitutes in the Hellenistic, Roman, and Late Antique Periods -- 5. Aspasia in the Postclassical West.
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Publisher
New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1995.
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Summary
In the first study of its type, Madeleine Henry combines traditional philological and historical methods of analysis with feminist critical perspectives in order to trace the construction of Aspasia's biographical tradition from ancient times to the present. Through her analysis of both literary and historical evidence, Henry determines the ways in...
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Prisoner of history : Aspasia of Miletus and her biographical tradition / Madeleine M. Henry.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-193) and index.
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N938.504092/A838/1
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74VMBQGGQzzy
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0195087127 (acid-free paper)
9780195087123 (acid-free paper)
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938.504092 B
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991002486819702626
