Warrior women : : the anonymous Tractatus de mulieribus / / by Deborah Gera.
This study analyzes the anonymous Tractatus de Mulieribus , a brief, virtually unknown Greek work, telling of fourteen outstanding women, Greek and barbarian, notable for their intelligence, initiative and courage. The first part of the book is a comprehensive introduction to the treatise and includ...
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Superior document: | Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum, 162 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, New York : : E.J. Brill,, 1997. |
Year of Publication: | 1997 |
Language: | English Ancient Greek |
Series: | Mnemosyne, Supplements
162. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (252 pages). |
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Other title: | Preliminary Material / An Introduction To The De Mulleribus / The Individual Women / Bibliography / Index Locorum / General Index / |
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Summary: | This study analyzes the anonymous Tractatus de Mulieribus , a brief, virtually unknown Greek work, telling of fourteen outstanding women, Greek and barbarian, notable for their intelligence, initiative and courage. The first part of the book is a comprehensive introduction to the treatise and includes - in addition to the original text and an English translation - an examination of both the content and form of De Mulieribus , particularly as a catalogue of women. The times, methods, and purposes of the anonymous author are also investigated. Commentary-essays on the individual women then follow. A wide variety of sources are utilized in order to sketch the fullest possible portrait of each of these lively women. This book, the very first study of De Mulieribus , is a useful introduction to a remarkable treatise. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-236) and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9004329889 |
ISSN: | 0169-8958 ; |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | by Deborah Gera. |