Gender and Body Language in Roman Art

by Glenys Davies

Can we reconstruct Roman body language? Was it the same as ours? Does body language express and reinforce gender differences and the relative positions of men and women (dominant/subordinate) in society? Can analysis of the postures and gestures of Roman statues add to our understanding of gender in the Roman world? In this book, Glenys Davies explores these questions. Using studies on body language in modern Western societies, Roman literary sources,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521842735
• ISBN13: 9780521842730
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 2.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.3" x 10.3"