Prisoner of History: Aspasia of Miletus and Her Biographical Tradition Hard cover - 1995
by Madeleine Mary Henry
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- Title Prisoner of History: Aspasia of Miletus and Her Biographical Tradition
- Author Madeleine Mary Henry
- Binding Hard Cover
- Condition New
- Pages 208
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, NEW YORK
- Date 1995-07-20
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- Bookseller's Inventory # ria9780195087123_pod
- ISBN 9780195087123 / 0195087127
- Weight 0.98 lbs (0.44 kg)
- Dimensions 8.84 x 5.8 x 0.75 in (22.45 x 14.73 x 1.91 cm)
- Reading level 1440
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region: Greece
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects Pericles, Greece - History - Athenian supremacy,
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 94001250
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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From the rear cover
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 acceptance of Plutarch's account of her in his Life of Pericles prevent us from understanding who she was and what her contributions to Greek thought may have been. In the first study of its type, Madeleine Henry combines traditional philological and historical methods of analysis with feminist critical perspectives in order to trace the construction of Aspasia's biographical tradition from ancient times to the present. Through her analysis of both literary and historical evidence, Henry determines the ways in which Aspasia has become an icon of the sexually attractive and politically influential female, how this construction has prevented her from taking her rightful place as a contributor to the philosophical enterprise, and how continued belief in this icon has helped sexualize all women's intellectual achievements. An important corrective to the historical literature on Aspasia of Miletus, Prisoner of History will interest scholars in a wide range of disciplines, including classics, ancient history, philosophy, and women's studies.