The feminine in the public life of the polis: an analysis of spartan women in Plutarch's work

• Grant number: 14/18260-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: November 01, 2014
• End date: October 31, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - History - Ancient and Medieval History
• Principal Investigator: Norberto Luiz Guarinello
• Grantee: Gaya Maria Vazquez Gicovate
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This project seeks to observe the women of Sparta in Plutarch's biographic work about Spartan generals of fifth and forth centuries B.C. Therefore, it presents a brief background about women's history and gender issues in Ancient Greek, as well as the current status of these topics, ending with "how" and "why" to avoid the Athenocentrism. Then, it analyzes the Feminine in the polis and the women in Sparta, looking for these in Plutarchian production.