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Spartan Women 1st Edition
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- ISBN-100195130677
- ISBN-13978-0195130676
- Edition1st
- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication dateJuly 11, 2002
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions9.18 x 6.3 x 0.68 inches
- Print length216 pages
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- Publisher : Oxford University Press; 1st edition (July 11, 2002)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 216 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0195130677
- ISBN-13 : 978-0195130676
- Item Weight : 12.2 ounces
- Dimensions : 9.18 x 6.3 x 0.68 inches
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There is a dearth of primary sources on Sparta in particular, let alone women in ancient Sparta. ( The Histories, Revised (Penguin Classics) devotes some attention, although his observations are questionable, Lysistrata (Dover Thrift Editions) is considered somewhat prejudicial; The History of the Peloponnesian War: Revised Edition (Penguin Classics) discusses much of early Spartan history, but demonstrates a typcial Greek attitude to women by its absence; On Sparta (Penguin Classics) and PLUTARCH: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans (Complete and Unabridged) are the most referenced.) Using these sources, as well as art and sociological metrics, Pomeroy writes as complete and detailed a history of women in ancient Sparta as one is likely to find.
To the ancient Greeks, Spartan women were an analomy: they were educated equally to men, they were encouraged to speak up, they had property rights. As a result, many ancient sources were prejudicial in their treatment of them. Pomeroy places these differences within the broader Spartan social context, arguing that given Spartan culture (one that as a matter of state policy subverted individual wants to those of the collective and the state), the treatment of and attitude towards women not only makes sense, but is to be admired. Her discussion of the education of Spartan women and the social roles of wife and mother were the strongest chapters in the book. Her discussion of elite and working-class women (Spartan, Helot and perioikoi) was not as tightly supported.
For those interested in classical history or women's history, I highly recommend this work.
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