| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 283 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature
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Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-249) and index. |
| Summary |
The concept of manhood was immensely important in ancient Athens, shaping its political, social, legal, and ethical systems. This book is a study of manhood in fourth-century Athens and provides an examination of notions about masculinity found in the Attic orators, who represent one of the most important sources for understanding the social history of this period. |
| Contents |
Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Manly Youth; 2 The Roles and Responsibilities of the Adult Male: Kurios, Husband, Son, Kinsman, Friend, and Citizen; 3 Manly Shame; 4 Manhood and Social Standing; 5 Men in the Military; 6 The Struggle over Power; 7 Men, Desires, and Self-Control; 8 What Men Fear; Conclusion: Old Age and Manipulating Manhood; Works Cited; General Index; Index Locorum. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Masculinity -- Greece -- Athens -- History -- Classical age.
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Rhetoric, Ancient.
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Rhetoric, Ancient. |
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Athens (Greece) -- Civilization.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Roisman, Joseph, 1946- Rhetoric of manhood. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2005 0520241924 (DLC) 2004013433 (OCoLC)55616819 |
| ISBN |
9780520931138 (electronic book) |
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0520931130 (electronic book) |
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0520241924 |
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9780520241923 |
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