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Aphrodite's Tortoise by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones. Title Aphrodite's Tortoise. That is the unexpected finding of this major study. The Greeks, rightly credited with the invention of civic openness, are revealed as also part of a more eastern tradition of seclusion.

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Greek women routinely wore the veil. That is the unexpected finding of this meticulous study, one with interesting implications for the origins of Western civilisation. The Greeks, popularly (and rightly) credited with the invention of civic openness, are revealed as also part of a more Eastern tradition of seclusion. Llewellyn-Jones' work proceeds from literary and, notably, from iconographic evidence. In sculpture and vase painting it demonstrates the presence of the veil, often covering the head, but also more unobtrusively folded back onto the shoulders. This discreet fashion not only gave a priviledged view of the face to the ancient art consumer, but also, incidentally, allowed the veil to escape the notice of traditional modern scholarship. From Greek literary sources, the author shows that full veiling of the head and face was commonplace. He analyses the elaborate Greek vocabulary for veiling and explores what the veil meant to achieve. He shows that the veil was a conscious extension of the house and was often referred to as 'tegidion', literally 'a little roof'. Veiling was thus an ingeneous compromise; it allowed women to circulate in public while mainting the ideal of a house-bound existence. Alert to the different types of veil used, the author uses Greek and more modern evidence (mostly from the Arab world) to show how women could exploit and subvert the veil as a means of eloquent, sometimes emotional, communication. First published in 2003 and reissued as a paperback in 2010, Llewellyn-Jones' book has established itself as a central - and inspiring - text for the study of ancient women.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Classical Press of Wales, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0954384539
ISBN-13
9780954384531
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30265491

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Aphrodite's Tortoise : the Veiled Woman of Ancient Greece
Publication Year
2003
Subject
Ancient / Greece, Fashion & Accessories, Gender Studies, Women's Studies, Customs & Traditions
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Design, History, Social Science
Author
Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
Format
Book, Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight
31.1 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in

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LCCN
2004-299986
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
'The originality and importance of this major contribution to the history of Greek women '_¦ cannot be questioned '_¦Thanks to Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones' book for helping us open our eyes.', 'This volume will be essential for students and scholars alike interested in issues of dress and gender in ancient Greece. It provides a model for future research ...', 'This is a dashing, gallant book, well-written, pertinent, lively, and original, managing to balance evidence for management of women with evidence for women's agency.', 'Llewellyn-Jones' sophisticated investigation ... will become a standard work in the field of Greek dress.', Llewellyn-Jones' sophisticated investigation ... will become a standard work in the field of Greek dress., This book is arguably the most important study of Greek dress in recent years. It deserves to be widely read., This is a dashing, gallant book, well-written, pertinent, lively, and original, managing to balance evidence for management of women with evidence for women's agency., This volume will be essential for students and scholars alike interested in issues of dress and gender in ancient Greece. It provides a model for future research ..., The originality and importance of this major contribution to the history of Greek women ... cannot be questioned ...Thanks to Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones' book for helping us open our eyes., 'This book is arguably the most important study of Greek dress in recent years. It deserves to be widely read.'
Target Audience
College Audience
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
391.430938
Lc Classification Number
Gt2112.L54 2003
Table of Content
Preface and acknowledgements 1. Veiling the ancient Greeks 2. Defining the veil 3. Veil-styles in the ancient Greek world 4. Revealing the veil: problems in the iconography of veiling 5. Who veils? Veiling and social identity in the ancient Greek sources 6. Veiled and ashamed 7. Aphrodite's Tortoise: veiling, social separation and domestic space 8. From parthenos to gyne: veiling and the female life cycle 9. Veiling the polluted woman 10. The white and the black: conspicuous veiling 11. Conclusion
Copyright Date
2003

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