{"product_id":"the-athenian-woman-sian-lewis-9780415232357","title":"The Athenian Woman: An Iconographic Handbook","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere Sian Lewis considers the full range of female existence in classical Greece - childhood and old age, unfree and foreign status, and the ageless woman characteristic of Athenian red-figure painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCeramics are an unparalleled resource for women's lives in ancient Greece, since they show a huge number of female types and activities. Yet it can be difficult to interpret the meanings of these images, especially when they seem to conflict with literary sources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis much-needed study shows that it is vital to see the vases as archaeology as well as art, since context is the key to understanding which images can stand as evidence for the real lives of women, and which should be reassessed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sian Lewis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 041523235X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415232357\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.86h x 6.88w x 0.55d","brand":"Sian Lewis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119672979711,"sku":"9780415232357","price":48.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_61b5aac7-a3a1-45b0-82b0-1a3432837a71.jpg?v=1687410385","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-athenian-woman-sian-lewis-9780415232357","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}