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The rhetoric of manhood : masculinity in the Attic orators / Joseph Roisman.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literaturePublication details: Berkeley : University of California Press, [(c)2005.]Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 283 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780520931138
  • 0520931130
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • DF275
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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.
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.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

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.

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.

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