Marriage, Divorce, and Children in Ancient Rome - Couverture rigide

Rawson, Beryl

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0198149182 ISBN 13 : 9780198149187

Editeur : Clarendon Press, 1991

Synopsis

The family has played a central role in most societies and the complexity, and variety of that role has engaged the minds of many froma wide range of disciplines. There is no easy definition of "the family" and no single pattern in any society. Recent studies of ancient Rome have shown that the sentimental ideal of a core nuclear family was strong throughout the period, but that the reality was often different. This book looks in detail at many aspects of the composition and inner workings of the Roman family and provides a case-study of the sentimental ideal vis-a-vis everyday reality. The frequent effect of divorce is considered, along with high mortality rates, the importance of formal status (slave, freeborn, etc), and the common necessity of fostering. The archaeological remains of Pompeii and other Italian cities illustrate the impact of domestic architecture and physical space on personal lives and interactions.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The family has played a central role in most societies, and the complexity and variety of that role has engaged the minds of scholars from a wide range of disciplines. Recent studies of ancient Rome have shown that the sentimental ideal of a core nuclear family was strong throughout the period, but that the reality was often different. This book looks in detail at many aspects of the composition and inner workings of the Roman family and provides an illuminating case-study of the sentimental ideal vis-à-vis everyday reality. The areas of study covered are adult-child relationships (Beryl Rawson), the frequency of divorce (Susan Treggiari), divorce and adoption as familial strategies (Mireille Corbier), remarriage and the structure of the upper-class Roman family (K. R. Bradley), the sentimental ideal of the Roman family (Suzanne Dixon), fathers and sons (Emiel Eyben), familial authority and obedience (Richard Saller), children of freedmen (P. R. C. Weaver), and the impact of domestic architecture with reference to Pompeii and Herculaneum (Andrew Wallace-Hadrill).

Revue de presse

The importance of the subject and the quality of the individual essays should attract a wide audience ... Each of the contributors is distinguished by previous achievements in the field. (History)

reader-friendly: plates have been added, technical terms and quotations from Greek and Latin are translated, the editor's brief introduction brings out themes with admirable clarity (Ancient History)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Clarendon Press
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0198149182
• ISBN 13: 9780198149187
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 266
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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