Voices at Work: Women, Performance, and Labor in Ancient Greece

by Andromache Karanika

The songs of working women are reflected in Greek poetry and poetics.

In ancient Greece, women's daily lives were occupied by various forms of labor. These experiences of work have largely been forgotten. Andromache Karanika has examined Greek poetry for depictions of women working and has discovered evidence of their lamentations and work songs. Voices at Work explores the complex relationships between ancient Greek poetry,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421412551
• ISBN13: 9781421412559
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher