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Phryne of Thespiae
- Courtesan, Muse, and Myth
Engelsk Paperback
Phryne of Thespiae
- Courtesan, Muse, and Myth
Engelsk Paperback

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Although Phryne is considered the most famous of the many Greek courtesans who flocked to Athens during the fourth century BCE, there have been no modern attempts to reconstruct her life. It was not until the eighteenth century that artistic interest in her developed and her stories were continually reimagined and embellished. Artists and writers have recounted again and again how she served as the model for the Praxiteles'' Cnidian Aphrodite, the first monumental female nude in Western art, and how the sight of her naked body won acquittal when she was prosecuted for impiety. However, she left no writings in her own words, and only a handful of fragments related to her have survived from her time. Until now, the primary evidence for her life comes down to us from texts composed hundreds of years after her death, all of them written by men, whose works reflect the changing tastes, experiences, and values of Greeks living under Roman rule. Phryne of Thespiae offers a close analysis of the evidence for sexual labor in classical Athens to find parallels between Phyrne and other Greek courtesans. The result is an innovative biography that examines key moments of Phyrne''s life that have been dismissed as male fantasies, arguing that many of them could have plausibly originated in historical events. The portrait that emerges is that of a powerful and socially consequential woman whose wealth and connections helped to shape the society in which she lived.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
216
ISBN-13:
9780197580851
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0197580858
Udg. Dato:
24 dec 2024
Længde:
15mm
Bredde:
156mm
Højde:
235mm
Forlag:
Oxford University Press Inc
Oplagsdato:
24 dec 2024
Forfatter(e):
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