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A review by orlathewitch
Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity by Sarah B. Pomeroy
4.0
Pomperoy is one of my favourite academics when it comes to Gender in the ancient world, I enjoyed her contribution to 'Ancient Greece: A Political, Social and Cultural History' and her work in 'Spartan Women'.
This book really brings together a lot of her work really highlights both the difficulty and the importance of examining the lives of women in ancient Greece and Rome. She crosses class boundaries, a rare thing for a classicist and talks about the use of goddesses in patriarchal societies, a pet interest of mine.
But vitally she also has an accessible style. This is not a book that only Classicist, ancient historians or gender specialists can read. Anyone with an interest in the topic will get something out of this book.
This book really brings together a lot of her work really highlights both the difficulty and the importance of examining the lives of women in ancient Greece and Rome. She crosses class boundaries, a rare thing for a classicist and talks about the use of goddesses in patriarchal societies, a pet interest of mine.
But vitally she also has an accessible style. This is not a book that only Classicist, ancient historians or gender specialists can read. Anyone with an interest in the topic will get something out of this book.