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Wisconsin Studies in Classics Ser.: Greek Prostitutes in the Ancient Mediterranean, 800 BCE-200 CE by Madeleine M. Henry (2011, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Wisconsin Press
ISBN-100299235645
ISBN-139780299235642
eBay Product ID (ePID)92445286
Product Key Features
Number of Pages360 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameGreek Prostitutes in the Ancient Mediterranean, 800 Bce-200 CE
Publication Year2011
SubjectAncient / Greece, History / Ancient & Classical, Women's Studies, Prostitution & Sex Trade
TypeTextbook
AuthorMadeleine M. Henry
Subject AreaArt, Social Science, History
SeriesWisconsin Studies in Classics Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight17.4 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2010-011575
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"By questioning the class-based polarity between courtesan (hetaira) and whore (porne), the authors substantially correct academic readings of the Greek prostitute as cultural construct, embedding them in gritty reality."-Marilyn Skinner, University of Arizona, "Common prostitutes, such as those found in brothels, around harbors, and on the streets of ancient cities, have long been ignored in favor of their more glamorous counterpart, the hetaira. This volume for the first time puts the focus on the degradation, marginality, and exploitation inherent in the ancient sex trade through an exploration of the literary and artistic representation of prostitutes and the civic and domestic spaces they inhabited."--Laura K. McClure, coeditor of Prostitutes and Courtesans in the Ancient World, "By questioning the class-based polarity between courtesan (hetaira) and whore (porne), the authors substantially correct academic readings of the Greek prostitute as cultural construct, embedding them in gritty reality."--Marilyn Skinner, University of Arizona, "Common prostitutes, such as those found in brothels, around harbors, and on the streets of ancient cities, have long been ignored in favor of their more glamorous counterpart, the hetaira. This volume for the first time puts the focus on the degradation, marginality, and exploitation inherent in the ancient sex trade through an exploration of the literary and artistic representation of prostitutes and the civic and domestic spaces they inhabited."-Laura K. McClure, coeditor of Prostitutes and Courtesans in the Ancient World, "Common prostitutes, such as those found in brothels, around harbors, and on the streets of ancient cities, have long been ignored in favor of their more glamorous counterpart, the hetaira. This volume for the first time puts the focus on the degradation, marginality, and exploitation inherent in the ancient sex trade through an exploration of the literary and artistic representation of prostitutes and the civic and domestic spaces they inhabited."-Laura K. McClure, coeditor ofProstitutes and Courtesans in the Ancient World
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal306.740938/09014
Table Of ContentList of illustrations Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1. Introduction: Why Prostitutes? Why Greek? Why Now? Allison Glazebrook and Madeline M. Henry 2. The Traffic in Women: From Homer to Hipponax, From War to Commerce Madeline M. Henry 3. Porneion: Prostitutes in Athenian Civic Space Allison Glazebrook 4. Bringing the Outside In: The Andron as Brothel and the Symposion's Civic Sexuality Sean Corner 5. Woman + Wine = Prostitute in Classical Athens? Clare Kelly Blazeby 6. Embodying Sympotic Pleasure: A Visual Pun on the Body of an Auletris Helene Coccagna 7. Women for Sale? Interpreting Erotica in the Havana Collection Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz 8. The Brothels at Delos: A Study of the Evidence for Prostitution in the Maritime World Davina M. McClain and Nicholas K. Rauh 9. Ballio's Brothel, Phoenicium's Letter, and the Literary Education of Greco-Roman Prostitutes: The Evidence of Plautus' Pseudolus Judith P. Hallett 10. Sex Trade Labourers and Political Conspiracies During the Late Roman Republic Nicholas K. Rauth 11. Suetonius and the Terminology of Prostitution Konstantinos K. Kapparis 12. Conclusion: Brothels and More Thomas A. J. McGinn Bibliography List of Contributors
SynopsisGreek Prostitutes in the Ancient Mediterranean, 800 BCE-200 CE challenges the often-romanticized view of the prostitute as an urbane and liberated courtesan by examining the social and economic realities of the sex industry in Greco-Roman culture. Departing from the conventional focus on elite society, these essays consider the Greek prostitute as displaced foreigner, slave, and member of an urban underclass. The contributors draw on a wide range of material and textual evidence to discuss portrayals of prostitutes on painted vases and in the literary tradition, their roles at symposia (Greek drinking parties), and their place in the everyday life of the polis. Reassessing many assumptions about the people who provided and purchased sexual services, this volume yields a new look at gender, sexuality, urbanism, and economy in the ancient Mediterranean world., Women, the State, and Welfare is the first collection of essays specifically about women and welfare in the United States. As an introduction to the effects of welfare programs, it is intended for general readers as well as specialists in sociology, history, political science, social work, and women's studies. The book begins with a review essay by Linda Gordon that outlines current scholarship about women and welfare. The chapters that follow explore discrimination against women inherent in many welfare programs; the ways in which welfare programs reinforce basic gender programs in society; the contribution of organized, activist women to the development of welfare programs; and differences of race and class in the welfare system. By giving readers access to a number of perspectives about women and welfare, this book helps position gender at the center of welfare scholarship and policy making and places welfare issues at the forefront of feminist thinking and action.
LC Classification NumberHQ113.G74 2011
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