Despite a common perception that most writing in antiquity was produced by men, some important literature written by women during this period has survived. Edited by I. M. Plant, Women Writers of Ancient Greece and Rome is a comprehensive anthology of the surviving literary texts of women writers from the Graeco-Roman world that offers new English translations from the works of more than fifty women. From Sappho, who lived in the seventh...
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Ancient Ancient & Classical Literature Classics Criticism & Theory Greece Greek History History & Criticism Humanities Literary Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Literature & Fiction Medieval Movements & Periods Rome Specific Groups Women Women Authors Women Writers Women's Studies