The Rhetoric of Gender Terms
| Author | : Francesca Santoro L'Hoir |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 242 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9004095128 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9789004095120 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (120 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Rhetoric of Gender Terms by : Francesca Santoro L'Hoir
Download or read book The Rhetoric of Gender Terms written by Francesca Santoro L'Hoir and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1992 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this work is to recover classical Roman assumptions about women on the basis of the surviving linguistic data. The resulting analysis throws light not only on Roman gender vocabulary but also on Roman cultural perceptions of class, moral worth and nationality.
