Livy's women : crisis, resolution, and the female in Rome's foundation history /
Livy's Women explores the profound questions arising from the presence of women of influence and power in the sociopolitical canvas of one of the most important histories of Rome and the Roman people, Ab Urbe Condita (From the Foundation of the City). This theoretically informed study of Livy&#...
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| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
[2021]
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| Summary: | Livy's Women explores the profound questions arising from the presence of women of influence and power in the sociopolitical canvas of one of the most important histories of Rome and the Roman people, Ab Urbe Condita (From the Foundation of the City). This theoretically informed study of Livy's monumental narrative charts the fascinating links between episodes containing references to women in prominent roles and the historian's treatment of Rome's evolutionary foundation story. Explicitly gendered in relation to the sociocultural contexts informing the narrative, the author's background, the literary landscape of Livy's Rome and the subsequent historiographical commentary, this volume offers a comprehensive, coherent and contextualised overview of all episodes in Ab Urbe Condita relating to women as agents of historical change. As well as proving invaluable insights into socio-cultural history for Classicists, Livy's Women will also be of interest to instructors, researchers and students of female representation in history in general. |
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| Physical Description: | xxix, 254 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-246) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781138553255 1138553255 9780367706906 0367706903 |