Women in Athenian Law and Life

`Just neatly draws [the several] facets of the composite image of women, as creatures defective in rationality and self-control ... that can be found dispersed through literary sources of various types. He shows how all ultimately depend on the self-image of men.' - Jane Gardner, The Times`Excellent, thoroughly readable ... Just draws a clear and vivid picture of the social complexities which constitute the stuff of life in Classical Athens.' - Times Literary Supplement`Admirably lucid ... mature and well-developed book.' - Times Higher Education Supplement`It must be the best introduction to the subject now available, and should be read by everyone interested in ancient Athens from sixth-form students upwards.' - London Association of Classical Teachers Newsletter

• Preface and acknowledgements, 1 INTRODUCTION: THE ‘PROBLEM’ OF WOMEN, 2 POLITICS, 3 LEGAL CAPABILITIES, 4 MARRIAGE AND THE STATE, 5 FAMILY AND PROPERTY, 6 FREEDOM AND SECLUSION, 7 PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, 8 THE ATTRIBUTES OF GENDER, 9 THE ENEMY WITHIN, 10 THE SAVAGE WITHOUT, Notes, Bibliography, Index of passages quoted, General index