Roger S. Bagnall is Professor of Ancient History and Leon
Levy Director of the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World,
New York University.
Raffaella Cribiore is Professor of Classics at New York
University.
"This important collection makes available to students and scholars
a vast trove of letters attributed to women that is unparalleled in
the ancient world."
—Bryn Mawr Classical Review
"Bagnall and Cribiore combine an elegant presentation of
translations of women's letters from Greek and Roman Egypt with
thoughtful and penetrating analyses. . . .This book will
revolutionize our understanding of women and literacy in Greek and
Roman Egypt."
—T.G. Wilfong, University of Michigan
"This comprehensive collection of papyrus letters by women makes an
outstanding contribution to women's history, exemplary in the
combination of scholarly rigor with accessible presentation."
—Jane Rowlandson, King's College London
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