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The Economy of the Female Lyric Voice

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Although the evidence is limited, examples of professional female poets who composed public songs for their communities, commissioned by wealthy families and women patrons, suggest that female performance activated the same economic dynamics as the work of male poets in relation to their patrons. Thus, women contributed to the economic life of their communities through their poetic voices, and were able to express their views on social, political and economic matters.

Source: The Cambridge Classical Journal

DOI: 10.1017/s1750270525000028

Author: Cecilia Nobili

Institution: University of Bergamo

Language: English

Topic: Classical Antiquity Studies

Subfield: Anthropology

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: No poverty, Gender equality, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,550