place
Sparta
also: Spárta, Lacedaemon
The militaristic city-state of ancient Greece; in Madách's survey it represents the civilization that most completely subordinated women to a single function (producing warriors), with the result that family life, gentle morals, and art could never take root there.
Reading notes
- On Women and Their Vocation §1 Spárta
The militaristic city-state of ancient Greece; in Madách's survey it represents the civilization that most completely subordinated women to a single function (producing warriors), with the result that family life, gentle morals, and art could never take root there.