Euripides, Women and Sexuality

Euripides interest in the psychology and social position of women is wellknown. Of the great Greek playwrights he most directly reflects contemporaryphilosophic... » 

Euripides interest in the psychology and social position of women is wellknown. Of the great Greek playwrights he most directly reflects contemporaryphilosophical and social debates and his work is of great value as a sourcefor social history.The important new studies in this volume explore Euripides treatment ofsexuality and Greek ideals of womens behaviour. Using a wide range of analytictechniques seven scholars direct new light not only on Euripides own views ofwomen but also on the ideals and preoccupations of his contemporaries in thisarea. Athenian women of the classical period were used in Platos phrase toa life in the shadows. This book helps us to see how far the influence ofthese cloistered women extended into the sunlit world of men. «