Roman Girlhood and the Fashioning of Femininity
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Roman Girlhood and the Fashioning of Femininity
Caldwell, Lauren (Wesleyan University, Connecticut)
Cambridge University Press
01/2019
194
Mole
Inglês
9781108730259
15 a 20 dias
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.
Introduction; 1. Formal education and socialization in virtue; 2. Protecting virginity; 3. Medical perspectives on puberty; 4. The pressure to marry; 5. The wedding; Epilogue.
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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.
Introduction; 1. Formal education and socialization in virtue; 2. Protecting virginity; 3. Medical perspectives on puberty; 4. The pressure to marry; 5. The wedding; Epilogue.
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