This book offers an illuminating re-appraisal of the domestic space in classical Greece. Starting from the premise that we must cease to view the classical Greek house through the lens of contemporary Western notions of the household, Janett Morgan provides a fresh evaluation of what 'home' meant to different communities in the ancient Greek world. By employing textual analysis alongside archaeological scholarship her book seeks to explain some of the contradictions that previous, more simplistic approaches have left unanswered. Of value to students and academics alike, Morgan's work gives an exciting new perspective on relations between men and women, between public and private, and between home and city in the ancient world.

* A fresh insight into ancient Greek domestic life * Accessible language makes the book ideally suited to undergraduate and postgraduate students * Highly original ideas likely to spark debate among scholars: the book examines houses and households as both structural and cultural entities.

About the Author
Janett Morgan is Lecturer in Greek Archaeology at Royal Holloway, University of London. She has published widely in classical studies, in the UK as well as in France and Belgium. Of note are her contributions to 'Archaeology and Ancient History: Breaking the Boundaries' (2004) and 'The Blackwell Companion to Greek Religion' (2007).

Reviews
This book will make a major contribution to the study of the Greek [house]. The author . . . goes a long way in calling for a new methodological approach to sifting through the source materials for house and household structure in Greece.
Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones



Book Information
ISBN 9781904675747
Author Janett Morgan
Format Hardback
Page Count 208
Imprint Bristol Phoenix Press
Publisher Liverpool University Press