Description
Book SynopsisThis book offers an illuminating re-appraisal of the domestic space in classical Greece. Starting from the premise that we must cease to view the classical Greek house through the lens of contemporary Western notions of the household, Janett Morgan provides a fresh evaluation of what ‘home’ meant to different communities in the ancient Greek world. By employing textual analysis alongside archaeological scholarship her book seeks to explain some of the contradictions that previous, more simplistic approaches have left unanswered. Of value to students and academics alike, Morgan’s work gives an exciting new perspective on relations between men and women, between public and private, and between home and city in the ancient world.
Trade ReviewThis book will make a major contribution to the study of the Greek [house]. The author . . . goes a long way in calling for a new methodological approach to sifting through the source materials for house and household structure in Greece.
Lloyd Llewellyn-JonesTable of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. House and City, Public and Private: The Urban Landscape
- 2. House as Home: Viewing the Classical Greek House
- 3. The Family at Home
- 4. Working from Home: House and Economy
- 5. Gender Ideology and the Cassical House
- 6. Religion and the Classical House
- Conclusions
- Glossary of Terms
- Further Reading
- Bibliography
