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The Feminine Matrix of Sex and Gender in Classical Athens

Kate Gilhuly

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Description:In The Feminine Matrix of Sex & Gender in Classical Athens, Kate Gilhuly explores the relationship between the prostitute, the wife & 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 & provided a framework for assessing both masculine & feminine civic behavior. Grounded in close readings of four texts, Against Neaira, Plato's Symposium, Xenophon's Symposium & Aristophanes' Lysistrata, this book draws upon observations from gender studies & the history of sexuality in ancient Greece to illuminate the relevance of these representations of women to civic behavior, pederasty, philosophy & politics. In these original readings, she casts a new light on the complexity of the classical Athenian sex/gender system, demonstrating how various & even opposing strategies worked together to articulate different facets of the Athenian subject.AcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroductionCollapsing order: typologies of women in the speech Against NeairaWhy is Diotima a priestess? the feminine continuum in Plato's SymposiumBringing the polis home: private performance & the civic gaze in Xenophon's SymposiumSex & sacrifice in Aristophanes' LysistrataConclusionBibliographyIndex LocorumSubject IndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Feminine Matrix of Sex and Gender in Classical Athens. To get started finding The Feminine Matrix of Sex and Gender in Classical Athens, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: In The Feminine Matrix of Sex & Gender in Classical Athens, Kate Gilhuly explores the relationship between the prostitute, the wife & 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 & provided a framework for assessing both masculine & feminine civic behavior. Grounded in close readings of four texts, Against Neaira, Plato's Symposium, Xenophon's Symposium & Aristophanes' Lysistrata, this book draws upon observations from gender studies & the history of sexuality in ancient Greece to illuminate the relevance of these representations of women to civic behavior, pederasty, philosophy & politics. In these original readings, she casts a new light on the complexity of the classical Athenian sex/gender system, demonstrating how various & even opposing strategies worked together to articulate different facets of the Athenian subject.AcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroductionCollapsing order: typologies of women in the speech Against NeairaWhy is Diotima a priestess? the feminine continuum in Plato's SymposiumBringing the polis home: private performance & the civic gaze in Xenophon's SymposiumSex & sacrifice in Aristophanes' LysistrataConclusionBibliographyIndex LocorumSubject IndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Feminine Matrix of Sex and Gender in Classical Athens. To get started finding The Feminine Matrix of Sex and Gender in Classical Athens, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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