{"product_id":"women-writers-of-ancient-greece-and-rome-an-anthology-9781904768029","title":"Women Writers of Ancient Greece and Rome: An","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is a general perception that almost all writing in antiquity was done by men. However, some important literature written by women during this period has survived, and many other women writers published work that has not been preserved. Women Writers of Ancient Greece and Rome is a comprehensive anthology of the surviving literary texts of women writers from the Greco-Roman world, offering new translations of the work of over fifty women. From Sappho, who lived in the seventh century BC, through to Eudocia and Egeria in the fifth century AD, the texts come from a wide range of sources: few works have survived intact, and many are known to us only through literary quotations, scraps of papyrus or even graffiti. Women's literature in the ancient world spanned the fields of poetry and prose. There is lyric, epic and Christian poetry, along with prose works in history, medicine, alchemy, oratory and philosophy. In addition to genuine works by women, antiquity witnessed the creation of pseudonymous texts which were attributed to famous people (including some women); examples of these are included in this collection. Each author is introduced with a critical review of what we know about the writer, her work and the significance of her work, along with discussion of the texts which follow. The general introduction looks into the problem of the authenticity of some texts attributed to women and places literature by women into the wider literary and social contexts of the ancient Greco-Roman world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A comprehensive anthology, carefully researched. It has the considerable merit of making available in English translation authors who have never been translated at all, and\/or whose work can be easily found only by professional scholars. There is nothing quite like this book on the market. '  Mary Lefkowitz, Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities, Wellesley College\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction  Sappho  Cleobulina  Telesilla  Myrtis  Praxilla  Aspasia  Eurydice  Philaenis  Erinna  Hedyle  Anyte  Moero  Nossis  Nicobule  Theano  Perictione I\u0026amp;II  Myia  Aesara  Melissa  Phintys  Ptolemais  Boeo  Corinna  Melinno  Cornelia  Hortensia  Sulpicia  Philinna  Syra  Salpe  Elephantis  Lais  Olympias  Sotira  Timaris  Sulpicia II  Pamphila  Maria  Cleopatra  Cleopatra (Alchemist)  Dionysia  Caecilia  Julia Balbilla  Terentia  Demo  Fabulla  Maia  Samithra  Xanite  Perpetua  Theosebeia  Proba  Egeria  Eudocia  Eucheria  List of Attested Greek and Roman women writers  Attested Verse Oracles  Glossary  Chronological Survey of Women Writers  Select Tables of Comparative Numeration  List of Abbreviations  Editions of Greek and Latin Texts Used \u0026amp; Sources of Fragments","brand":"Equinox Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51043138208087,"sku":"9781904768029","price":23.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781904768029.jpg?v=1750957157","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/women-writers-of-ancient-greece-and-rome-an-anthology-9781904768029","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}