It is all too easy to look back to the literary past and scoff, or to ignore it entirely; however, readers must recall the common idiom that “those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” Through careful study of depictions of women in antiquity, one gains a greater understanding of how to effectively combat contemporary gender-based challenges. This scholarly approach is particularly important in studying the “great civilizations” of the western historical past: Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, and Medieval …show more content…
Through close interpretation of Lysistrata, Juvenal’s Sixth Satire, The Martyrdom of Perpetua, The Wife of Orleans, and Letter to Abelard, one may gain a greater comprehension of the temporally contextual representations of women throughout