Women in the Classical World :
a guide to Library Resources
Contents:
Finding books using the library catalogue | Finding journal articles etc. |
| Sourcebooks | Web resources |
FINDING BOOKS USING THE LIBRARY CATALOGUE
There is a wide range of books in the library about women in the Classical World. The following books are a selection of overviews:
Women in the ancient world (1989)
[Part of the New Surveys in the Classics series, this is a survey of scholarly work on women in antiquity]
Women's influence on classical civilization (2004)
[Explores how women in antiquity influenced aspects of culture]
Women's roles in ancient civilizations : a reference guide (1999)
[Information & essays about the role of women in 12 ancient civilisations including Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece & Rome]
To find more books in the library browse the following Subject Headings:
Athena (Greek deity) (use this format for all individual Greek goddesses)
Ceres (Roman deity) (use this format for all individual Roman goddesses)
Empresses Rome
Goddesses Greek
Goddesses Roman
Women and literature Greece
Women and literature Rome
Women and religion Greece
Women and religion Rome
Women Greece
Women Rome
Women History to 500
Women Legal status, laws, etc. (Greek law)
Women Legal status, laws, etc. (Roman law)
Womens Rights Rome
Or construct your own keyword searches. Here are some examples:
topic: women and marriage in ancient Greece
suggested search: women and greece and marriage
topic: the role of women in the religions of the Roman world
suggested search: women and rome and (religion or cults or pagan?)
Click here if you need help with constructing searches using techniques such as truncation and Boolean operators
FINDING JOURNAL ARTICLES USING DATABASES & BIBLIOGRAPHIES
For most topics the databases listed in the Databases for Classics guide should be sufficient, but those researchers needing to undertake a more comprehensive literature search should consult:
L'Annee philologique [print]
[The premier index for Classics - if it's unfamiliar, read this description before attempting to use it]
The following specialised bibliographies are also available:
Bibliography on Jewish women in antiquity
[Coverage includes the Graeco-Roman world]
Bibliography on women and the family in late antiquity
[Compiled by Dr. Arjava at the University of Helsinki]
Selected bibliography on women in antiquity
[First published in volume 6 (1973) of the journal Arethusa, this bibliography is also included in the book Women in the ancient world : the Arethusa papers together with a follow-up bibliography covering the period 1973-1981]
Women and gender in ancient near eastern cultures: bibliography 1885 to 2001 AD
[Presents a bibliography of studies published from 1885 to 2001 concerning women, gender and related subjects in the ancient cultures of Anatolia, Syria, Mesopotamia and Iran]
Women in society, politics and religion in late antiquity
[A brief introductory bibliography compiled by Jim Terry, University of Missouri]
Other bibliographies can be identified through the following catalogue searches:
Women Greece Bibliography
Women Rome Bibliography
SOURCEBOOKS
The following books provide translations of primary sources
Ancient Greece : social and historical documents from archaic times to the death of Socrates (2000)
[Includes source material on the role of women]
Prosopographie des femmes de l'ordre senatorial (Ier-IIe siecles) (1987)
[Lists all known women of senatorial rank including wives, daughters, sisters & mothers of senators. Includes bibliographical references, references to primary sources & biographical information]
Women and society in Greek and Roman Egypt : a sourcebook (1998)
[A selection of over 300 texts translated from Greek, Latin & Egyptian documenting the lives of women in the Greco-Roman period]
Women and the law in the Roman empire: a sourcebook on marriage, divorce and widowhood (2002)
[This sourcebook covers legal material from the imperial period to the end of the western Roman Empire]
Women in the classical world : image and text (1994)
[Presents a selection of sources both written and visual within their historical and cultural context]
Women's life in Greece & Rome : a source book in translation (2005)
[Presents sources which depict the public and private life of Greek and Roman woman from all social classes]
Women's religions in the Greco-Roman world: a sourcebook (2004)
[Contains translations of primary texts relevant to women's religion (pagan, Jewish, and Christian) in Western antiquity, from the fourth century BCE to the fifth century CE]
Additional material can be identified through the following catalogue searches:
Women Egypt History Sources
Women Greece History Sources
Women Rome History Sources
WEB RESOURCES
Some starting points for exploring resources on the Web
Diotima : Materials for the Study of Women & Gender in the Ancient World
[This Web site is intended to serve as a resource for gender around the ancient Mediterranean and as a forum for collaboration among instructors who teach courses about women and gender in the ancient world. It includes translations, essays, book reviews and bibliographies]
Feminae Romanae: the women of Ancient Rome
[This site attempts to give a sense of context to the position of Roman women vis-a-vis other Mediterranean cultures of the time and to follow their transition towards increasing freedom and power as the Empire itself grew]
Women in the Ancient Near East
[This site is a select bibliography of resources found in the research archive of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. The bibliography is compiled by Terry Wilfong. The site includes the bibliography, a book review index and a subject index]
This page is maintained by Jennifer Osborn
Last update: 2 July 2008
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