Roman Girlhood and the Fashioning of Femininity
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1108730256
ISBN-13
9781108730259
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 24th, 2019
Print length
196 Pages
Weight
302 grams
Dimensions
15.10 x 22.90 x 1.40 cms
Product Classification:
Ancient RomeBCE period – ProtohistoryLiterary studies: ancient, classical and medievalLiterary studies: classical, early & medievalClassical history / classical civilisationGender studies: women and girlsAge groups: childrenGender studies: womenAge groups: childrenAncient history
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This book examines the position of girls in Roman imperial society. It shows how the pressures that propelled elite girls into marriage at an early age shaped their education, affected their mobility, and had consequences for their health and medical care.
Elite women in the Roman world were often educated, socially prominent, and even relatively independent. Yet the social regime that ushered these same women into marriage and childbearing at an early age was remarkably restrictive. In the first book-length study of girlhood in the early Roman Empire, Lauren Caldwell investigates the reasons for this paradox. Through an examination of literary, legal, medical, and epigraphic sources, she identifies the social pressures that tended to overwhelm concerns about girls' individual health and well-being. In demonstrating how early marriage was driven by a variety of concerns, including the value placed on premarital virginity and paternal authority, this book enhances an understanding of the position of girls as they made the transition from childhood to womanhood.
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