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Women Writers of Ancient Greece and Rome: An Anthology Paperback – April 26, 2004

by I. M. Plant (Editor)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 19 ratings
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Despite a common perception that most writing in antiquity was produced by men, some important literature written by women during this period has survived. Edited by I. M. Plant, Women Writers of Ancient Greece and Rome is a comprehensive anthology of the surviving literary texts of women writers from the Graeco-Roman world that offers new English translations from the works of more than fifty women.

From Sappho, who lived in the seventh century B.C., to Eudocia and Egeria of the fifth century A.D., the texts presented here come from a wide range of sources and span the fields of poetry and prose. Each author is introduced with a critical review of what we know about the writer, her work, and its significance, along with a discussion of the texts that follow. A general introduction looks into the problem of the authenticity of some texts attributed to women and places their literature into the wider literary and social contexts of the ancient Graeco-Roman world.

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  1. Print length
    280 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    University of Oklahoma Press
  4. Publication date
    April 26, 2004
  5. Dimensions
    7 x 0.59 x 10 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0806136227
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0806136226
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"A comprehensive anthology, carefully researched, Women Writers of Ancient Greece and Rome has the considerable merit of making available in English translation authors who have never been translated at all, or whose work can be found only by professional scholars."

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I. M. Plant is Lecturer in Ancient History at Macquarie University, New South Wales, Australia.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Oklahoma Press; Univ of Oklahoma PR ed. edition (April 26, 2004)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 280 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0806136227
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0806136226
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.14 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.59 x 10 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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PhillyWill
5.0 out of 5 stars Yes, the Women of the Ancient World do Have a Voice!
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2017
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Another great source book for those interested in women in antiquity. This book contains a good deal of introductory material on each writer (to the extent it exists), reference notes for each chapter and an extensive bibliography. It would make an excellent reference for a research based, upper level undergraduate course in Classics, Women's Studies, or Religious Studies.
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Timothy Bartel
5.0 out of 5 stars A vital collection of an impressive array of creative works ...
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2015
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A vital collection of an impressive array of creative works. I was especially impressed with the inclusion of many of the Mothers of the Christian Church whose writings are hard to find and too often neglected. The translations of Proba's Cento and the poems of Eudocia are worth the price of the whole book.
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Nathan J. Barnes, PhD
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent sourcebook
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2013
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I research the histories of women in philosophy, and Plant preserves almost all of them who wrote anything. Not only is this book a collection of women's writings in various fields (medicine, philosophy, letters, etc.), Plant gives us authoritative histories of his subjects by person or group.
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TammyJo Eckhart
3.0 out of 5 stars Needs More Texts and Women
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2023
I.M. Plant is clear in his introduction about how many women he is leaving out of this anthology and I thought he was clear on why. Yet, I found exceptions throughout to his rules about which women to include. While he says we have almost a hundred women writers, he includes only 55. Yet, most of these are only a few lines of text, far outweighed by the introductions about them. I would have much prefered to see all "nearly 100" of them with introductory information since we have such little of their actual work. At least then, we can see (or help our students see) what type of evidence historians must contend with when we are trying to rediscover the lives of women from the Greek and Roman cultures of antiquity.
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giovanni2333
5.0 out of 5 stars Accurato, aggiornato, agile. Molto utile
Reviewed in Italy on April 27, 2022
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Testo compilato con cura e rispetto delle fonti. Molto comodo per un immediato riferimento bibliografico. Richiede, per un pieno frutto, conoscenza della materia. Lo consiglio a docenti e studenti ma anche cultori e lettori.
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Marina
5.0 out of 5 stars Ótimo
Reviewed in Brazil on October 21, 2019
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Livro perfeito para quem quer estudar mulheres escritoras da antiguidade grega e latina.
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