The Rhetoric of Manhood - Masculinity in the Attic Orators (Electronic book text)

"Roisman's profound but accessible study of ancient Athenian ideologies of manhood takes us straight to the heart and soul of the world's first democratic society."aPaul Cartledge, author of "Alexander the Great " "This literate, witty, and meticulously documented study tells us who was in, what was out, and how the ancients defined themselves as citizens, warriors, husbands, fathers, and sons. This is humanistic scholarship in the best sense of the term."aBarry Strauss, author of "The Battle of Salamis "