Name/TitleWomen of the Classics
MakerSturgeon, Mary C.
Maker RoleAuthor
About this objectHardback publication titled 'Women of the Classics' by Mary Sturgeon. Contains 'sixteen photogravures presenting studies of the heroines of the book.' The contents are:
- Introduction
- Women of Homer
- Helen
- Andromache
- Penelope
- Circe
- Calypso
- Nausicaa
- Women of the Attic Tragedy
I. Aeschylus
Clytemnestra
Electra
Cassandra
Io
II. Sophocles
Jocasta
Antigone
III. Eurypides
Alcestis
Medea
Phaedra
Iphigenia
- A Woman of Virgil
- Dido
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, board and paper
MeasurementsH: 233 x W: 160 x D: 42 mm
Date Made1914
PeriodAncient History
Place MadeEngland, London
Place NotesGeorge G. Harrap & Co Ltd, 2-3 Portsmouth Street, Kingsway, London W.C.
PublisherGeorge G. Harrap & Co Ltd
Publication Date1914
Publication PlaceEngland, London
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classics:
Classics, also classical studies or Ancient Greek and Roman studies, is the study of classical antiquity. In the Western world, classics traditionally refers to the study of Ancient Greek and Roman literature and their original languages, Ancient Greek and Latin. Classics may also include as secondary subjects Greco-Roman philosophy, history, archaeology, anthropology, architecture, art, mythology, and society. In Western civilization, the study of the Ancient Greek and Roman classics was considered the foundation of the humanities, and they traditionally have been the cornerstone of an elite higher education [continues].
Subject and Association Keywords(auto) biography
Subject and Association Keywordsclassical history
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBook
Object numberGWL-2015-109-1
Spine LabelWOMEN OF THE CLASSICS ~ MARY STURGEON ~ HARRAP
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved