Naked Truths

Women, Sexuality and Gender in Classical Art and Archaeology

Ann O Koloski-Ostrow, Claire L Lyons, Claire L Lyons

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Routledge
10 July 1997

History of art: ancient & classical art; Nudes depicted in art; Man-made objects depicted in art (cityscapes & machines); Classical Greek & Roman archaeology; Gender studies, gender groups; Gender studies: women; The self, ego, identity, personality; Sex & sexuality, sex manuals; Art: general interest (Children's&YA)

"The articles in this volume demonstrate the application of feminist theory to a diverse repertory of classical art; they offer topical and controversial readings on the material culture of the Mediterranean. The book presents a re-evaluation of how the issues of gender identity and sexuality reveal ""naked truths"" about fundamental human values and social realities through the symbolism of the body."

Edited by: Ann O Koloski-Ostrow, Claire L Lyons, Claire L Lyons
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 720g
ISBN: 9780415159951
ISBN 10: 0415159954
Pages: 332
Publication Date: 10 July 1997
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Naked truths about classical art: An introduction 2. 'Ways of seeing' women in antiquity: An introduction to feminism in classical archaeology and ancient art history 3. Female beauty and male violence in early Italian society 4. divesting the female breast of clothes in classical sculpture 5. When painters execute a murderess: the representation of clytemnestra on attic vases 6. Sappho in attic vase painting 7. Gender and sexuality in the Parthenon frieze 8. Naked and limbless: Learning about the feminine body in ancient Athens 9. Nursing mothers in classical art 10. Making a world of difference: Gender, Asymmetry, and the Greek nude 11. The only happy couple: Hermaphrodites and gender 12. Violent stages in two Pompeian houses: Imperial taste, aristocratic response and messages of male control 13. Epilogue: gender and desire

Ann O Koloski-Ostrow, Claire L Lyons

Reviews for Naked Truths: Women, Sexuality and Gender in Classical Art and Archaeology

Naked Truths is a refreshing contirbution to the field and invites readers to examine new and significant questions. - American Journal of Archaeology, 1998