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Cambridge University Press The Feminine Matrix of Sex and Gender in Classical Athens

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Product Description In The Feminine Matrix of Sex and Gender in Classical Athens, Kate Gilhuly explores the relationship between the prostitute, the wife, and the ritual performer in Athenian literature. She suggests that these three roles formed a symbolic continuum that served as an alternative to a binary conception of gender in classical Athens and provided a framework for assessing both masculine and feminine civic behaviour. Grounded in close readings of four texts, 'Against Neaira', Plato's Symposium, Xenophon's Symposium, and Aristophanes' Lysistrata, this book draws upon observations from gender studies and the history of sexuality in ancient Greece to illuminate the relevance of these representations of women to civic behaviour, pederasty, philosophy, and politics. In these original readings, Gilhuly casts a new light on the complexity of the classical Athenian sex/gender system, demonstrating how various and even opposing strategies worked together to articulate different facets of the Athenian subject. Review "Gilhuly has written an admirable study of the interplay between the three female roles of prostitute, the wife, and the ritual agent in late fifth and fourth-century Athenian literature." --BMCR Book Description This book explores the relationship between the prostitute, the wife, and the ritual performer in Athenian literature. About the Author Kate Gilhuly is assistant professor in the department of classical studies at Wellesley College.

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Brand: Cambridge University Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0521899982
Category: Books > Special Features
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 24 November 2008
Listed Since: 12 December 2007

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