Domestic Space in Classical Antiquity

198 Pages·2010·5.54 MB·English

by  Nevett

DOMESTIC SPACE IN CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY
Housingisshapedbyculturallyspecificexpectationsaboutthekinds
ofarchitectureandfurnishingsthatareappropriate; abouthowand
where different activities should be carried out; and by and with
whom.Itisthoseexpectations,andthewidersocialandculturalsys-
temsofwhichtheyareapart,thatareexploredinthisvolume.Atthe
same time, the book as a whole argues two larger points: first, that
while houses, households and families have in recent years become
increasingly important as objects of inquiry in Greek and Roman
contexts, their potential as sources of information about broader
social-historical issues has yet to be fully realised; and second, that
greaterweightandindependenceshouldbegiventomaterialculture
asasourceforstudyingancienthistory.Thebookwillbeinvaluable
toupper-levelundergraduates,graduatestudentsandscholars.
lisa c. nevett isAssociateProfessorofGreekArchaeologyatthe
UniversityofMichigan.Shehascontributedarticlesandchaptersto
a wide variety of journals and edited volumes, and her own books
include House and Society in the Ancient Greek World (Cambridge,
)andAncientGreekHousesandHouseholds(editedwithBradley
A.Ault,).
KEY THEMES IN ANCIENT HISTORY
editors
P.A.Cartledge
ClareCollege,Cambridge
P.D.A.Garnsey
JesusCollege,Cambridge
KeyThemesinAncientHistoryaimstoprovidereadable,informedandoriginal
studies of various basic topics, designed in the first instance for students and
teachers of Classics and ancient history, but also for those engaged in related
disciplines.EachvolumeisdevotedtoageneralthemeinGreek,Romanor,where
appropriate, Graeco-Roman history, or to some salient aspect or aspects of it.
Besides indicating the stateof currentresearch in the relevant area, authorsseek
to show how the theme is significant for our own as well as ancient culture and
society.Byprovidingbooksforcoursesthatareorientedaroundthemesitishoped
toencourageandstimulatepromisingnewdevelopmentsinteachingandresearch
inancienthistory.
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DOMESTIC SPACE
IN CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY
LISA C. NEVETT
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Ifthehousecouldspeak,itwouldtellaveryclearstory
Aeschylus,Agamemnon–
Thehouseholdisa‘sociogram’notofafamilybutofsomethingmuch
more:ofasocialsystem.
HillierandHanson,