Le genre dans l'Antiquité

Gender in Classical Antiquity

Richard Hawley is Senior lecturer in Classics at the University of London. He has published extensively in the field of Greek and Roman gender, including Women in Antiquity: New Assessments (with Barbara Levick, 1995).

• Hardcover: 252 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (July 22, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1444330489
• ISBN-13: 978-1444330489

The result of twenty years research and teaching experience, Gender in Classical Antiquity: Sources and Methods is an eye-opening introduction to the study of gender in the classical world.

From archaic Greece to the third century A.D., the idea of gender can be traced through a variety of cultural artifacts. Both traditional literary forms, such as poetry, historiography, and philosophical discussion, and less traditional genres such as scientific or medical texts demonstrate both the processes of the formation of gender, as well as its use as a social tool. Additionally, material sources like coins, sculpture, vase paintings, mosaics, and jewelry inform our understanding of how gender roles evolved over time.

Through the analysis of classical gender construction, the author also facilitates a careful consideration of how gender operates within our own cultures today. He lays out key critical terms and approaches, and includes detailed ‘case studies’ of selected evidence to show the method in practice.

Offering students the background knowledge necessary to understand and engage critically with the subject, and to make connections between the period of study and their own, this book is a fascinating window into the history of gender, sexuality, and cultural difference.