Thinking men
Subtitle: masculinity and its self-representation in the classical tradition
By: edited by Lin Foxhall and John Salmon.
Contributors: Foxhall, Lin.; Salmon, J. B.
Series: Leicester-Nottingham studies in ancient society ;; v. 7
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1998
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
Subjects: Classical literature -- Male authors -- History and criticism.; Literature and society -- Greece.; Literature and society -- Rome.; Self-knowledge in literature.; Masculinity in literature.; Civilization, Classical.; Masculinity in art.; Men in literature.; Arts, Classical.; Men in art.; Men -- Greece.; Men -- Rome.
Description: This text explores artistic and intellectual expression in the classical world as the self-representation of man. It starts from the premise that the history of classical antiquity as the ancients tell it is a history of men.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-209) and indexes.