Anne Haward Livres

In Penelope to Poppaea, Anne Haward takes a close look at theposition of women in the classical world. The approach of the book isdeliberately chronological, mapping out the changes in development inwomen's lives and status as the societies of Greece and Rome evloved.The differences between Greek and Roman atttitudes to women are clearlypresented. Evidence for the theories of the book is taken from a wideselection of ancient sources including art and archaeology as well asliterature

The selections from Pliny, Virgil and Roman and Greek myth allow students to work with short extracts to practice their skills in unprepared translation.