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Fathers and Daughters in Roman Society : Women and the Elite Family / Judith P. Hallett.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Princeton Legacy Library ; 682Publisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]Copyright date: ©1984Edition: Course BookDescription: 1 online resource (444 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780691612201
  • 9781400855322
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.420945632
LOC classification:
  • HQ1136 -- H35 1984eb
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface And Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- I. The Paradox Of Elite Roman Women: Patriarchal Society and Female Formidability -- II. Women of Elite Families and Roman Society -- III. Filiae Familiae -- IV. Sorores Familiae -- V. Matres Familiae -- VI. Some Cultural Perspectives on Ancient Roman Filiafocality -- Selected Bibliography -- Appendix: Genealogical Tables -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Historical and Legendary Persons -- Index of Subjects
Summary: Judith Hallett illuminates a paradox of elite Roman society of the classical period: its members extolled female domesticity and imposed numerous formal constraints on women's public activity, but many women in Rome's leading families wielded substantial political and social influence.Originally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface And Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- I. The Paradox Of Elite Roman Women: Patriarchal Society and Female Formidability -- II. Women of Elite Families and Roman Society -- III. Filiae Familiae -- IV. Sorores Familiae -- V. Matres Familiae -- VI. Some Cultural Perspectives on Ancient Roman Filiafocality -- Selected Bibliography -- Appendix: Genealogical Tables -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Historical and Legendary Persons -- Index of Subjects

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Judith Hallett illuminates a paradox of elite Roman society of the classical period: its members extolled female domesticity and imposed numerous formal constraints on women's public activity, but many women in Rome's leading families wielded substantial political and social influence.Originally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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