Masculinity in Early Hellenistic Athens

摘要: This chapter focuses on masculinities in early Hellenistic Athens, approximately 323–275 BC, based an analysis of literary sources from this time and place. Of special interest here is to see what the can tell us about ideal masculinity Athens during time. achieved through using gender theories, including theories studies, when analysing material. When applying such study different historical periods, new insights into past be gained, which also aim chapter. But more distant period studied present time, problematic becomes. is, course, because knowledge cultural social aspects periods less certain, materials that analysed are far complete difficult interpret. In many ways, similar researchers try apply Western non-Western societies, something scholars Asian have pointed out.1