The famous polymath Plutarch often discussed the relationship between spouses in his works, including Marriage Advice, Dialogue on Love, and many of the Parallel Lives. In this collection, leading scholars explore the marital views expressed in Plutarch's works and the art, philosophy, and literature produced by his contemporaries and predecessors.
Through aesthetically informed and sensitive modes of analysis, these contributors examine a wealth of representations—including violence in weddings and spousal devotion after death. The Discourse of Marriage in the Greco-Roman World demonstrates the varying conceptions of an institution that was central to ancient social and political life—and remains prominent in the modern world. This volume will contribute to scholars' understanding of the era and fascinate anyone interested in historic depictions of marriage and the role and status of women in the late Hellenistic and early Imperial periods.

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Information

Publisher

University of Wisconsin Press

Year

2020

ISBN

9780299328436

Topic

Historia

Subtopic

Historia del mundo

Contents
List of Illustrations
Editions and Abbreviations
Introduction: The Discourse of Marriage and Its Context-Georgia Tsouvala
Wedding Connections in Greek and Roman Art-Rebecca H. Sinos
Violence in the Roman Wedding-Karen Klaiber Hersch
Plutarch’s Marriage Advice and the Tradition of the Poetic Epithalamium-Paolo Di Meo
Epicurus on Marriage-Geert Roskam
The Impossible Feminism of “Seneca, On Marriage”: Style and the Woman in Jerome, Against Jovinian 1-Alex Dressler
Marriage and Animal Exemplarity in Plutarch-Katarzyna Jazdzewska
Death Is Not the End: Spousal Devotion in Plutarch’s Portraits of Camma, Porcia, and Cornelia-Jeffrey Beneker
Erotic Desire and the Desire to Marry in the Ancient Greek Novels-Silvia Montiglio
Contributors
Index
Index Locorum