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Laura McClure
Although Phryne is considered the most famous of the many Greek courtesans who flocked to Athens during the fourth century BCE, there have been no modern attempts to reconstruct her…
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Drawing on Book 13 of the Athenaeus’ Deipnosophistae , which contains almost all known references to Hetaeras from all periods of Greek literature, Laura K. McClure has created a window…
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Laura K. McClure
In ancient Athens, where freedom of speech derived from the power of male citizenship, women’s voices were seldom heard in public. Female speech was more often represented in theatrical productions…
Laura McClure Anastasia
Next set in A TRUE BOOK series. Young readers rediscover the story of the largest and most luxurious ship ever built, The Titanic. Featuring historical imagery, first-hand accounts, and lively…
Attempts to recover the voices of women in antiquity from various perspectives: how they spoke, where they could be heard, and how their speech was adopted in literature and public…
This book explores the fascinating world of sex and gender roles in the classical period. It provides readers with essays that represent a range of perspectives on women, gender and…
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* Explores the fascinating world of sex and gender roles in the classical period. * Accessible to general readers whilst encouraging them to confront new theories and methodologies, and contemporary…
A Companion to Euripides is an up-to-date, centralized assessment of Euripides and his work, drawing from the most recently published texts, commentaries, and scholarship, and offering detailed discussions and provocative…
LK McClure
An introduction to women and gender in the classical world that draws on the most recent research in the field
Women in Classical Antiquity focuses on the important objects, events…
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