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Prisoner of history : Aspasia of Miletus and her biographical tradition /

According to legend, Aspasia of Miletus was a courtesan, the teacher of Socrates, and the political adviser of her lover Pericles. Next to Sappho and Cleopatra, she is the best known woman of the ancient Mediterranean. Yet continued uncritical reception of her depiction in Attic comedy and naive acc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Henry, Madeleine Mary, 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Colección:OUP E-Books.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction; 1. Aspasia in Greek History; 2. The Story Told by Comedy; 3. Aspasia and the Socratic Tradition; 4. The Sargasso Sea: Aspasia and the Discourse on Prostitutes in the Hellenistic, Roman, and Late Antique Periods; 5. Aspasia in the Postclassical West; Afterword; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; X; Z.