{"product_id":"9781405192842","title":"A Companion to Women in the Ancient World","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Companions to the Ancient World\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to Women in the Ancient World\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSharon L. James | Sheila Dillon\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA COMPANION TO WOMEN IN THE ANCIENT WORLD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Women in the Ancient World \u003c\/i\u003eis the first interdisciplinary, methodologically based collection of readings to address the study of women in the ancient world while weaving textual, visual, and archaeological evidence into its approach. Prominent scholars tackle the myriad problems inherent in the interpretation of the evidence, and consider the biases and interpretive categories inherited from centuries of scholarship. Essays and case studies cover an unprecedented breadth of chronological and geographical range, genres, and themes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIlluminating and insightful, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Women in the Ancient World \u003c\/i\u003eboth challenges preconceived notions and paves the way for new directions in research on women in antiquity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eSharon L. James\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eLearned Girls and Male Persuasion: Gender and Reading in Roman Love Elegy\u003c\/i\u003e (2003), and the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eWomen in Greek and Roman New Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSheila Dillon\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor in the Department of Art, Art History \u0026amp; Visual Studies at Duke University with a secondary appointment in the Department of Classical Studies.  She is the author of \u003ci\u003eAncient Greek Portrait Sculpture\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), and \u003ci\u003eThe Female Portrait Statue in the Greek World\u003c\/i\u003e (2010). \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 February 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405192842\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e656\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40.48\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315884880012,"sku":"9781405192842","price":224.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405192842.jpg?v=1780191990","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405192842","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}