New Directions in the Study of Women in the Greco-Roman World

The perspective adopted in the volume is well explained by the authors: 'It does not represent one particular approach to the study of women in antiquity, nor does it favor the study of women in any one time period. In fact, it is its eclectic and inclusive quality that will be particularly valuable, for while each chapter provides a significant individual scholarly contribution, the book as a whole will enable readers to gain a picture of where the field is headed more broadly'. * ALESSANDRA VALENTINI, The Classical Review *
Many of the essays in this collection are not just themselves presenting new directions in the study of women in the Greco-Roman world, but also indicating new directions for future research in this field. It only goes to show how much there is still to discover about the lives of women in antiquity. * Classics for All *
Readers of the volume, following the 'new directions' in the study of women in the ancient world, guided through new approaches, new methodologies and new fields, are led to new questions requiring an increasingly interdisciplinary approach, showing how Pomeroy's perspective, suggested in 1975, has become axiomatic in this research field. Surely, from this point of view the task is well done. * Classical Review *
These essays in honor of Sarah Pomeroy's groundbreaking work on women in antiquity make visible aspects of women's lives that have often been erased. By using many tools that Classics gives to us in fields such as literature, art history, archaeology, epigraphy, papyrology, law and economics, expanding the usual geographical and temporal boundaries, and embedding analyses in contemporary societal issues, the authors provide new information, new methodologies, and new answers to questions we should all be asking. * Barbara K. Gold, Hamilton College *
Female athletes, a multifaceted Phaedra, Penelope in Persepolis, underaged brides: these and other fascinating topics are illuminated by the authors of this volume honoring Sarah Pomeroy's trailblazing research on women in Greco-Roman antiquity. From overviews of papyrology's engagement with women's history to demonstrations that Republican Rome's 'man in the street' was often a woman, and beyond, this collection confirms the continuing relevance of exploring women in the classical world. * Mary T. Boatwright, Duke University *
In outstanding essays covering material from Classical Athens to the Roman Empire, this volume commemorates the ground-breaking work of Sarah Pomeroy in establishing women's studies as an essential part of classical scholarship. One could hardly imagine a better demonstration of the debt owed to her and to her revolution of the discipline, yet moving into the next phase of scholarship. From goddesses to whores, wives, and slaves, they are all here. * Duane W. Roller, The Ohio State University *
One of Pomeroy's greatest contributions to the research field has been her interdisciplinary approach. It is appropriate, then, that the volume dedicated to her involves multiple sources and methodologies and spans the whole Greco-Roman period. * Opuscula, volume 16 *