This book explores motherhood in Greek and Roman literature, focusing on images of mothers and their relationships with their children across a variety of genres.

Alison Sharrock is a professor in the Department of Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology, and Egyptology at the University of Manchester.
Keith Alison :

Alison Keith is a professor of classics and director of the Jackman Humanities Institute at the University of Toronto.

"The chapters are successful in considering the nuances of the conceptualization of mothers in ancient sources, especially in poetry, and taken as a whole the volume achieves its aim of opening up new ways of viewing mothers in antiquity."

Patricia Salzman-Mitchell, Department of Classics and General Humanities, Montclair State University:

"Featuring a truly stellar list of contributors, Maternal Conceptions in Classical Literature and Philosophy makes significant contributions to the study of motherhood in the ancient world, and presents deep and thorough discussions of well-defined themes and original theses."

Erika Damer, Department of Classical Studies, University of Richmond:

"Maternal Conceptions in Classical Literature and Philosophy is a compelling and exciting collection that thoughtfully deals with motherly grief, authority, and wisdom, and will offer much to scholars and students on the topics of women in antiquity and ancient sexuality and gender."