Prisoner of History - Aspasia Miletus and Her Biographical Tradition by Henry, Madeleine M - 1995

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Oxford University Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 0195087127 . DJ has light shelfwear; 0.75 x 8.84 x 5.8 Inches; 208 pages; According to legend, Aspasia of Miletus was a courtesan, the teacher of Socrates, and the political adviser of her lover Pericles. Next to Sappho and Cleopatra, she is the best known woman of the ancient Mediterranean. Yet continued uncritical reception of her depiction in Attic comedy and naive acceptance of Plutarch's account of her in his Life of Pericles prevent us from understanding who she was and what her contributions to Greek thought may have been. Madeleine Henry combines traditional philological and historical methods of analysis with feminist critical perspectives, in order to trace the construction of Aspasia's biographical tradition from ancient times to the present. Through her analysis of both literary and political evidence, Henry determines the ways in which Aspasia has become an icon of the sexually attractive and… Read More

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995. Hardcover, no dust jacket, in very good condition. Light scuffing and scoring to the boards, and creasing and wear to the spine ends and corners. Page block head is slightly marked. The pages and text are otherwise clean and unmarked throughout. LW. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Used.

Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Aspasia of Miletus, next to Sappho and Cleopatra, is one of the best known women of the classical world. This study traces the construction of Aspasia's biographical tradition and shows how it has prevented her from taking her rightful

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Hardback. New. Aspasia of Miletus, next to Sappho and Cleopatra, is one of the best known women of the classical world. This study traces the construction of Aspasia's biographical tradition and shows how it has prevented her from taking her rightful place as a contributor to the ancient world.

Oxford University Press, 1995-07-20. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!