Women Writers of Ancient Greece and Rome

by Ian M. Plant

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806136227
• ISBN13: 9780806136226
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 9.6"