WomenintheAncientWorld

ClickontheGooglePreviewimageabovetoreadsomepagesofthisbook!Fromthefaithfulwifetothepowerfulqueen,theuntouchablepriestesstothehigh-livingprostitute,thedailylivesandrolesofwomenintheancientworldofGreeceandRome,EgyptandtheNearEastwerefascinatingandvaried,oftengoingbeyondthetraditionalviewofawomansplace.Throughthemessuchasdomesticlife,religion,work,mothersandmourners,stereotypes,costumeandthebody,thislivelybookexploresthetraditionsandtrendsofdifferentcultures,usingintriguingjuxtapositionsofimagestocompareandcontrasttheattitudesofeachsociety.Theauthortakesafreshandthought-provokinglookatnewwaysofviewingtheseimages,pointingoutthesignsthatrevealhowawomanistobeviewed,whetherasanexampleofperfectfemininityortheobjectofscorn.Beautifullydesignedandpackedwithawiderangeofillustrations,frompublicarttodomesticartefacts,manyspeciallyphotographed,thisbookrevealscompellingdetailsabouttheeverydaylivesofwomenintheancientworldthatwilldelight,informandentertainallreaders,oftenwithsurprisingresonancesforourowntime.