Roman Household: A Sourcebook / Edition 1

by Jane F. Gardner

Overview

Newly translated excerpts--some of which are available in English for the first time--are taken from a wide range of Latin prose and verse literature, ethical and agricultural handbooks and codes, legal texts, inscriptions, and other epigraphical material from the second

century B. C. to the sixth century A. D. Taken together, they constitute an indispensible resource for the study of Roman domestic and social history, providing an intimate glimpse inside the Roman household.

assembled, and that new translations have been provided for these sources, should be gratefully accepted as a considerable boon to teachers and students and alike (Brent D. Shaw, Classical Views)

come to value as essential (Plutarchos)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900415044225
Publication date:	03/14/1991
Pages:	244
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

Gardner, Jane F.; Wiedemann, Thomas

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 COMPOSITION AND DEFINITION; Chapter 2 THE HOUSEHOLD AS FOCUS OF EMOTION; Chapter 3 IDEALS AND ANXIETIES; Chapter 4 THE ECONOMICS OF THE ROMAN HOUSEHOLD; Chapter 5 THE LIFE-CYCLE; Chapter 6 INHERITANCE; Chapter 7 MANUMISSION AND FREEDMEN; Chapter 8 BEYOND THE HOUSEHOLD: PATRONAGE AND FRIENDSHIP;INDEX OF PASSAGES CITED; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX;

Editorial Reviews

Contains brief excerpts--a sentence to a couple of pages--from classical Roman writers on the conception of the household. The sections cover composition and definition, the household as the focus of emotion, ideals and anxieties, economics, life-cycle, inheritance, manumission and freedmen, and patronage and friendship. Marital themes are not considered. Also available in paper, (unseen), $16.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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