Overview

This title incorporates essays by specialists in art history, history, and papyrology to offer reflections on women in Roman society based on material evidence provided by art, archaeology and ancient literature. In addition to the editors, the essays deal with themes such as mother and sons, marriage and widowhood, ageing, adornment, imperial portraiture and patronage.

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Author:   Diana E. E. Kleiner ,  Susan B. Matheson ,  Yale University Art Gallery ,  Susan B. Matheson
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780292743403

ISBN 10:   0292743408
Pages:   191
Publication Date:   01 July 2000
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

AcknowledgmentsNotes To The ReaderAbbreviationsIntroduction: Her Parents Gave Her The Name Clavdia (Diana E. E. Kleiner and Susan B. Matheson)Livia To Helena: Women In Power, Women In The Provinces (Cornelius L. Vermeule III)Livia: Portrait and Propaganda (Rolf Winkes)Family Ties: Mothers and Sons in Elite and Non-Elite Roman Art (Diana E. E. Kleiner)Just Window Dressing?: Imperial Women as Architectural Sculpture (Mary R. Boatwright)Mortals, Empresses, And Earth Goddesses: Demeter And Persphone In Public and Private Apotheosis (Susan Wood)Nudity And Adornment In Female Portrait Sculpture Of The Second Century AD (Eve d'Ambra)Jewelry For The Unmarried (Andrew Oliver)The Elder Clavdia: Older Women In Roman Art (Susan B. Matheson)Marriage Egyptian Style (Diana Delia)Widows Too Young In Their Widowhood (Ann Ellis Hanson)Selected BibliographyIndex

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As might be expected from the calibre of the contributors, this is a first-rate collection of essays... Like I Claudia, this book will appeal to many others besides classicists. The two volumes will be a must for anyone interested in social history or women's history; the treatment, style, and illustrations make this volume accessible to general readers. -Karl Galinsky, Floyd A. Cailloux Centennial Professor of Classics, University of Texas at Austin

Author Information

Diana E. E. Kleiner is Deputy Provost for the Arts and Dunham Professor of Classics and History of Art at Yale University. Susan B. Matheson is the Molly and Walter Bareiss Curator of Ancient Art at the Yale University Art Gallery.

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