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Children and Childhood in Roman Italy

Rawson Beryl
Innbundet / 2003 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780199240340
Publisert
2003-09-04
Utgiver
Oxford University Press
Vekt
707 gr
Høyde
224 mm
Bredde
144 mm
Dybde
29 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
434

Forfatter
Rawson Beryl

Biografisk notat

Beryl Rawson is Professor Emerita and Visiting Fellow in History at the Australian National University

Children and Childhood in Roman Italy

Rawson Beryl
Innbundet / 2003 / Engelsk
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This book is a welcome addition to the shelves ... on Roman childhood she [Rawson] is the recognized authority.

Tom Hillard, Ancient History: Resources for Teachers

This monograph will provide its readers with so many thought-provoking images and much enlightenment.

Tom Hillard, Ancient History: Resources for TeachersAmerican Historical Review for Feb. 2005

... a rich and up-to-date synthesis of the available material. Roman family studies have in recent years become an extraordinarily productive research field, and Rawson herself has played a leading part in this development. The appearance of this comprehensive study ... is to be warmly welcomed.

John Rich, Times Literary Supplement

Se alle

... comprehensive and detailed social history.

Antiquity

...we have to admire the author's knowledge and recognize that the book will become the reference book for the study of childhood in Roman Italy.

Continuity and Change, Volume 21/1

... immensely learned book ... Rawson offers a spectacular array of information about every aspect of childhood ... an invaluable source of information and ideas that will inform the study of Roman family life for years to come.

The Journal of Classics Teaching

This is a fine work of scholarship. Rawson employs impeccable methodology when dealing a variety of material: literary, documentary and visual. Sensitively written, in a lucid manner, the book is easily accessible to the interested, non-specialised reader. Rawson's aim, to produce a book that will be of relevance outside of the discipline, has been achieved admirably; she succeeds in bringing the Roman family vividly to life. The work should have appeal for anyone interested in the social history of Rome or the place of the child within the family. With Children and Childhood in Roman Italy, Beryl Rawson has made yet another major contribution to the social history of Rome during the first three centuries.

Gillian Bowen, Monash University

Beryl Rawson's book fills a major gap in scholarship. An impressive and thorough investigation of both literary and visual evidence on children and childhood in Roman Italy, it goes beyond that into a re-appraisal and re-telling of Roman history by looking at the role of children in the making of history.

Andromache Karanika

This is an excellent book that not only answers questions but breaks new ground and invites further research...this is a book that indeed opens up new horizons in the construction of childhood in the ancient world.

Andromache Karanika

Concepts of childhood and the treatment of children are often used as a barometer of society's humanity, values, and priorities. Children and Childhood in Roman Italy argues that in Roman society children were, in principle and often in practice, welcome, valued and visible. There is no evidence directly from children themselves, but we can reconstruct attitudes to them, and their own experiences, from a wide variety of material - art and architecture, artefacts, funerary dedications, Roman law, literature, and public and private ritual. There are distinctively Roman aspects to the treatment of children and to children's experiences. Education at many levels was important. The commemoration of children who died young has no parallel, in earlier or later societies, before the twentieth century. This study builds on the dynamic work on the Roman family that has been developing in recent decades. Its focus on the period between the first century BCE and the early third century CE provides a context for new work being done on early Christian societies, especially in Rome.
Les mer
Views that in Roman society children were, in principle and often in practice, welcome, valued, and visible. Building on the work on the Roman family, this book focuses on the period between the first century BCE and the early third century CE to provide a context for work on early Christian societies, especially in Rome.
Les mer
Introduction ; 1. REPRESENTATIONS ; PART 2. THE LIFE COURSE ; 2. Welcoming a New Child ; 3. Rearing ; 4. Ages and Stages ; 5. Education ; 6. Relationships ; 7. Public Life ; 8. Death, Burial, and Commemoration ; Chronological Guide ; Glossary
Les mer
`Review from other book by this author Marriage, Divorce, and Children in Ancient Rome 'The importance of the subject and the quality of the individual essays should attract a wide audience ... Each of the contributors is distinguished by previous achievements in the field.'' T.A.J. McGinn, Vanderbilt University, History, Spring 1993 `Marriage, Divorce, and Children in Ancient Rome 'reader-friendly: plates have been added, technical terms and quotations from Greek and Latin are translated, the editor's brief introduction brings out themes with admirable clarity ... Not the least of this volume's virtues is a sophisticated and critical handling of cross-cultural comparisons ... it is independent judgments like these which make this book lifely to fulfil one of its editor's goals: to contribute to family studies as a whole.'' Mark Golden, University of Winnipeg, Ancient History, No. 3, 1992 `Marriage, Divorce, and Children in Ancient Rome 'there are no more excuses for simple sensationalism on this subject ... Much credit for the advance must go to Beryl Rawson particularly (but not solely) for her organization of and contributions to conferences on the Roman family. The papers of the 1981 conference were published in 1986 and the volume remains indispensable... she provides a very useful overview of the life within the family of the growing child, she does well to lay emphasis on the more public aspects of family life, as well as the physical environment of the home.'' Tim G. Parkin, Journal of Roman Studies `The Roman Family in Italy A state-of-the-art scholarly survey of the Roman family ... It is nice to see the traditional and the trendy comfortably nestled together in one volume.' TLS `The Roman Family in Italy a generally well-written and valuable resource for undergraduates as well as scholars.' Religious Studies Review `This book is a welcome addition to the shelves. Its subject is one that Professor Emerita Beryl Rawson has made very much her own over recent decades.' Ancient History: Resources for Teachers
Les mer
Advances the subject much further than it has ever gone before Offers a comprehensive survey of the evidence Illuminates the contemporary debate concerning the upbringing of children Shows that the assumption of a simple linear development - from repression to permissiveness - over the last twenty centuries is unjustified
Les mer
Beryl Rawson is Professor Emerita and Visiting Fellow in History at the Australian National University
Advances the subject much further than it has ever gone before Offers a comprehensive survey of the evidence Illuminates the contemporary debate concerning the upbringing of children Shows that the assumption of a simple linear development - from repression to permissiveness - over the last twenty centuries is unjustified
Les mer

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This book is a welcome addition to the shelves ... on Roman childhood she [Rawson] is the recognized authority.

Tom Hillard, Ancient History: Resources for Teachers

This monograph will provide its readers with so many thought-provoking images and much enlightenment.

Tom Hillard, Ancient History: Resources for TeachersAmerican Historical Review for Feb. 2005

... a rich and up-to-date synthesis of the available material. Roman family studies have in recent years become an extraordinarily productive research field, and Rawson herself has played a leading part in this development. The appearance of this comprehensive study ... is to be warmly welcomed.

John Rich, Times Literary Supplement

Se alle

... comprehensive and detailed social history.

Antiquity

...we have to admire the author's knowledge and recognize that the book will become the reference book for the study of childhood in Roman Italy.

Continuity and Change, Volume 21/1

... immensely learned book ... Rawson offers a spectacular array of information about every aspect of childhood ... an invaluable source of information and ideas that will inform the study of Roman family life for years to come.

The Journal of Classics Teaching

This is a fine work of scholarship. Rawson employs impeccable methodology when dealing a variety of material: literary, documentary and visual. Sensitively written, in a lucid manner, the book is easily accessible to the interested, non-specialised reader. Rawson's aim, to produce a book that will be of relevance outside of the discipline, has been achieved admirably; she succeeds in bringing the Roman family vividly to life. The work should have appeal for anyone interested in the social history of Rome or the place of the child within the family. With Children and Childhood in Roman Italy, Beryl Rawson has made yet another major contribution to the social history of Rome during the first three centuries.

Gillian Bowen, Monash University

Beryl Rawson's book fills a major gap in scholarship. An impressive and thorough investigation of both literary and visual evidence on children and childhood in Roman Italy, it goes beyond that into a re-appraisal and re-telling of Roman history by looking at the role of children in the making of history.

Andromache Karanika

This is an excellent book that not only answers questions but breaks new ground and invites further research...this is a book that indeed opens up new horizons in the construction of childhood in the ancient world.

Andromache Karanika

Concepts of childhood and the treatment of children are often used as a barometer of society's humanity, values, and priorities. Children and Childhood in Roman Italy argues that in Roman society children were, in principle and often in practice, welcome, valued and visible. There is no evidence directly from children themselves, but we can reconstruct attitudes to them, and their own experiences, from a wide variety of material - art and architecture, artefacts, funerary dedications, Roman law, literature, and public and private ritual. There are distinctively Roman aspects to the treatment of children and to children's experiences. Education at many levels was important. The commemoration of children who died young has no parallel, in earlier or later societies, before the twentieth century. This study builds on the dynamic work on the Roman family that has been developing in recent decades. Its focus on the period between the first century BCE and the early third century CE provides a context for new work being done on early Christian societies, especially in Rome.
Les mer
Views that in Roman society children were, in principle and often in practice, welcome, valued, and visible. Building on the work on the Roman family, this book focuses on the period between the first century BCE and the early third century CE to provide a context for work on early Christian societies, especially in Rome.
Les mer
Introduction ; 1. REPRESENTATIONS ; PART 2. THE LIFE COURSE ; 2. Welcoming a New Child ; 3. Rearing ; 4. Ages and Stages ; 5. Education ; 6. Relationships ; 7. Public Life ; 8. Death, Burial, and Commemoration ; Chronological Guide ; Glossary
Les mer
`Review from other book by this author Marriage, Divorce, and Children in Ancient Rome 'The importance of the subject and the quality of the individual essays should attract a wide audience ... Each of the contributors is distinguished by previous achievements in the field.'' T.A.J. McGinn, Vanderbilt University, History, Spring 1993 `Marriage, Divorce, and Children in Ancient Rome 'reader-friendly: plates have been added, technical terms and quotations from Greek and Latin are translated, the editor's brief introduction brings out themes with admirable clarity ... Not the least of this volume's virtues is a sophisticated and critical handling of cross-cultural comparisons ... it is independent judgments like these which make this book lifely to fulfil one of its editor's goals: to contribute to family studies as a whole.'' Mark Golden, University of Winnipeg, Ancient History, No. 3, 1992 `Marriage, Divorce, and Children in Ancient Rome 'there are no more excuses for simple sensationalism on this subject ... Much credit for the advance must go to Beryl Rawson particularly (but not solely) for her organization of and contributions to conferences on the Roman family. The papers of the 1981 conference were published in 1986 and the volume remains indispensable... she provides a very useful overview of the life within the family of the growing child, she does well to lay emphasis on the more public aspects of family life, as well as the physical environment of the home.'' Tim G. Parkin, Journal of Roman Studies `The Roman Family in Italy A state-of-the-art scholarly survey of the Roman family ... It is nice to see the traditional and the trendy comfortably nestled together in one volume.' TLS `The Roman Family in Italy a generally well-written and valuable resource for undergraduates as well as scholars.' Religious Studies Review `This book is a welcome addition to the shelves. Its subject is one that Professor Emerita Beryl Rawson has made very much her own over recent decades.' Ancient History: Resources for Teachers
Les mer
Advances the subject much further than it has ever gone before Offers a comprehensive survey of the evidence Illuminates the contemporary debate concerning the upbringing of children Shows that the assumption of a simple linear development - from repression to permissiveness - over the last twenty centuries is unjustified
Les mer
Beryl Rawson is Professor Emerita and Visiting Fellow in History at the Australian National University
Advances the subject much further than it has ever gone before Offers a comprehensive survey of the evidence Illuminates the contemporary debate concerning the upbringing of children Shows that the assumption of a simple linear development - from repression to permissiveness - over the last twenty centuries is unjustified
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780199240340
Publisert
2003-09-04
Utgiver
Oxford University Press
Vekt
707 gr
Høyde
224 mm
Bredde
144 mm
Dybde
29 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
434

Forfatter
Rawson Beryl

Biografisk notat

Beryl Rawson is Professor Emerita and Visiting Fellow in History at the Australian National University

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