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The Roman Mistress: Ancient and Modern Representations
From Latin love poetry's dominating and enslaving beloveds, to modern popular culture's infamous Cleopatras and Messalinas, representations of the Roman mistress (or the mistress of Romans) have brought into question both ancient and modern genders and political systems. The Roman Mistress
makes an important and original contribution simultaneously to feminist scholarship on antiquity, the classical tradition, and cultural studies.
makes an important and original contribution simultaneously to feminist scholarship on antiquity, the classical tradition, and cultural studies.
462 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2002
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