Start Date
4-20-2017 12:45 PM
End Date
4-20-2017 2:00 AM
Disciplines
Ancient History, Greek and Roman through Late Antiquity | Classical Literature and Philology
Subjects
Sophocles -- Criticism and interpretation, Sophocles -- Characters -- Women, Literature and society -- Greece -- Athens, Women -- Greece -- History, Women -- Greece -- Social conditions
Abstract
Ancient Greece was known for its achievements in democracy, new technologies, and, above all, artistic expression. The works of poets and playwrights in this time period not only reflected the culture and society, but also impacted it. Sophocles, arguably one of the most well-known playwrights in Greece in the 5th century BCE, wrote pieces that provide us with a strong commentary on what life was like for the people of Greece, particularly highlighting the roles that women played in society or were expected to play. This paper focuses on the lives of women in ancient Athens, one of Greece’s most prominent cities, and how their lives were both reflected in and impacted by the works of Sophocles during Athens’ Golden Age.
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Athenian Women Through the Eyes of Sophocles (But Not Oedipus)
Ancient Greece was known for its achievements in democracy, new technologies, and, above all, artistic expression. The works of poets and playwrights in this time period not only reflected the culture and society, but also impacted it. Sophocles, arguably one of the most well-known playwrights in Greece in the 5th century BCE, wrote pieces that provide us with a strong commentary on what life was like for the people of Greece, particularly highlighting the roles that women played in society or were expected to play. This paper focuses on the lives of women in ancient Athens, one of Greece’s most prominent cities, and how their lives were both reflected in and impacted by the works of Sophocles during Athens’ Golden Age.