Sexing the World: Grammatical Gender and Biological Sex in Ancient Rome by Anthony Corbeill

Sexing the World: Grammatical Gender and Biological Sex in Ancient Rome

Anthony Corbeill

216 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction gender history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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From the moment a child in ancient Rome began to speak Latin, the surrounding world became populated with objects possessing grammatical gender--masculine eyes (oculi), feminine trees (arbores), neuter bodies (corpora). Sexing the World surveys th...

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