Laura Mcclure

Phryne of Thespiae (eBook, ePUB)

Courtesan, Muse, and Myth

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Although Phryne is considered the most famous of the many Greek courtesans who flocked to Athens during the fourth century BCE, until now there have been no modern attempts to reconstruct her life. Phryne of Thespiae offers an innovative biography that examines key moments of Phyrne's life that have been dismissed as male fantasies, arguing that many of them could have plausibly originated in historical events. The portrait that emerges is that of a powerful and socially consequential woman whose wealth and connections helped to shape the society in which she lived.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. August 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780197580875
• Artikelnr.: 72258536

Autorenporträt

Laura McClure is Halls-Bascom Professor of Classical Literature Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her books include Spoken Like a Woman: Speech and Gender in Athenian Drama, Courtesans at Table: Gender and Greek Literary Culture in Athenaeus, and Women in Classical Antiquity: From Birth to Death.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1. Her Story, in Quotations
Chapter 2. Precarious Lives, Unstable Identities
Chapter 3. Sex and the Ancient City
Chapter 4. Phryne's Receptions in Greek Art
Chapter 5. The Prosecution of Phryne
Epilogue