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Trying Neaira By Debra Hamel Book 2003 True Story Of Courtesan's Scandalous Life
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Book Title
- Trying Neaira: The True Story of a Courtesans Scandalous Life in
- ISBN-10
- 0300107633
- Genre
- History
- ISBN
- 9780300107630
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-10
0300107633
ISBN-13
9780300107630
eBay Product ID (ePID)
45014490
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Trying Neaira : the True Story of a Courtesan's Scandalous Life in Ancient Greece
Subject
Ancient / Greece, Legal History, Prostitution & Sex Trade
Publication Year
2005
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Law, Social Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
9.6 Oz
Item Length
0.8 in
Item Width
0.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"[Trying Neaira] is an extraordinary tale, with more than an echo of Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha."--Tom Holland, Daily Telegraph, "Hamel's treatment of this complicated story is outstanding . . . for its comprehensive [yet remarkably concise] presentation of the social and historical context of fourth-century Athens. "--Ingrid D. Rowland, New Republic, "Hamel's treatment of this complicated story is outstanding . . . for its comprehensive [yet remarkably concise] presentation of the social and historical context of fourth-century Athens. "-Ingrid D. Rowland, New Republic, "[Trying Neaira] is an extraordinary tale, with more than an echo of Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha."-Tom Holland, Daily Telegraph, "A marvelous account of a fascinating series of events in the life of a Greek woman of the fourth century B.C. Hamel tells the tale with clarity and verve and, along the way, she teaches the reader a vast amount about Athenian society in the most interesting and entertaining way."-Donald Kagan, Yale University, "A marvelous account of a fascinating series of events in the life of a Greek woman of the fourth century B.C. Hamel tells the tale with clarity and verve and, along the way, she teaches the reader a vast amount about Athenian society in the most interesting and entertaining way."--Donald Kagan, Yale University
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
364.153409385
Synopsis
Neaira grew up in a Corinthian brothel in the fourth century B.C., became a high-priced courtesan and a sex slave, then settled into a thirty-year relationship with Stephanos of Athens. But next she found herself in court, charged with transgressing Athens's marriage laws. This book reconstructs the amazing facts of Neaira's life and trial, illuminating the social, legal, and cultural worlds of ancient Greece. "Hamel's treatment of this complicated story is outstanding . . . for its comprehensive yet remarkably concise] presentation of the social and historical context of fourth-century Athens."--Ingrid D. Rowland, New Republic " Trying Neaira ] is an extraordinary tale, with more than an echo of Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha. "--Tom Holland, Daily Telegraph 00 "A marvelous account of a fascinating series of events in the life of a Greek woman of the fourth century B.C. Hamel tells the tale with clarity and verve and, along the way, she teaches the reader a vast amount about Athenian society in the most interesting and entertaining way."--Donald Kagan, Yale University "Charmingly written (and) nicely illustrated. . . . Hamel's account is engaging, accessible to nonexperts, and useful for courses on Athenian society."-- Choice "As told by Debra Hamel, this true-life story offers an extraordinary window on a civilization that wasn't half so rarefied in its interests or affections as we tend to assume."-- The Scotsman, Apollodorus and Stephanos of Athens had faced each other in court on a number of occasions, but their running feud was brought to a head in the late 340s when Stephanos' lover Neaira was prosecuted for transgressing Athenian marriage laws., Neaira grew up in a Corinthian brothel in the fourth century B.C., became a high-priced courtesan and a sex slave, then settled into a thirty-year relationship with Stephanos of Athens. But next she found herself in court, charged with transgressing Athens's marriage laws. This book reconstructs the amazing facts of Neaira's life and trial, illuminating the social, legal, and cultural worlds of ancient Greece. "Hamel's treatment of this complicated story is outstanding . . . for its comprehensive [yet remarkably concise] presentation of the social and historical context of fourth-century Athens."--Ingrid D. Rowland, New Republic "[ Trying Neaira ] is an extraordinary tale, with more than an echo of Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha. "--Tom Holland, Daily Telegraph 00 "A marvelous account of a fascinating series of events in the life of a Greek woman of the fourth century B.C. Hamel tells the tale with clarity and verve and, along the way, she teaches the reader a vast amount about Athenian society in the most interesting and entertaining way."--Donald Kagan, Yale University "Charmingly written (and) nicely illustrated. . . . Hamel's account is engaging, accessible to nonexperts, and useful for courses on Athenian society."-- Choice "As told by Debra Hamel, this true-life story offers an extraordinary window on a civilization that wasn't half so rarefied in its interests or affections as we tend to assume."-- The Scotsman
LC Classification Number
KL4115.6.N43H36 2005
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