Constraints of Desire

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Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek Women
Athenian Wives
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Product details

  • ISBN 9781138411005
  • Weight: 680g
  • Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
  • Publication Date: 11 Jul 2017
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
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For centuries, classical scholars have intensely debated the "position of women" in classical Athens. Did women have a vast but informal power, or were they little better than slaves? Using methods developed from feminist anthropology, Winkler steps back from this narrowly framed question and puts it in the larger context of how sex and gender in ancient Greece were culturally constructed. His innovative approach uncovers the very real possibilities for female autonomy that existed in Greek society.

John J. Winkler was formerly affiliated with Stanford University.

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