Abstract
The Sri Lanka Journal of the Humanities (SLJH) is a peer-reviewed, bi-annual, journal of the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. It is devoted to publishing articles based on original research in the Humanities and related fields. It aims to reach a readership of both specialists and non-specialists.The SLJH is currently accepting submissions for Volume 43, Nos. 1 and 2 (2021)Submissions could range from research articles (6000-7000 words, including footnotes/tables/graphs, etc.) to book-reviews, review articles, opinion pieces and interviews (not exceeding 3000 words). For detailed instructions on submissions, see https://sljh.sljol.info/about/submissions/;Deadlines - Volume 43, No. 1: 31 March, 2021 - Volume 43, No. 2: 31 August, 2021
Highlights
The objective of the present study is to re-examine the literary evidence on a par with the iconographical evidence which produce domestic scenes in order to perceive whether any affection existed among Athenian spouses because the interpretations given to some such scenes seem problematic
According to the generally accepted view, Athenians regarded their wives as essential tools which produce legitimate children while they looked to courtesans, prostitutes and hetaerae for entertainment
2 Though Hesiod does not belong to the classical period, his epic poems were in the curriculum of Greek education along with the texts of Homer; they were well known among the Classical Greeks just in the same way their ideas were known in their contemporary times
Summary
Athenian Marital Life: A Union of Affection or of Duty? Abstract Since a treatise or some historical account committed to recording information on the ancient Athenian society is absent in Athenian historical sources, any information on ancient Athenian society needs to be configured based on analytical examination of evidence gathered from numerous sources facetted by logical conjectures. Archaeological and iconographical evidence, the social historian can develop and configure the ancient Athenian social structure in order to understand it better within its socio-political context. This paper makes an attempt to understand Classical Athenian family and the atmosphere which conditioned it with the help of literary and iconographical evidence. The objective of the present study is to re-examine the literary evidence on a par with the iconographical evidence which produce domestic scenes in order to investigate whether any affection existed among Athenian spouses because the interpretations given to some such scenes seem problematic.The study is mainly based on library research with evidence from verse and prose literature, relevant oratorical texts, and images of Attic vase paintings extensively examined.
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