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Virgo to Virago : Medea in the Silver Age.
The infamous and formidable mythological figure of Medea has deservedly held an enduring appeal throughout the ages. This has perhaps never been more true than in the Silver Age of Latin literature, when the taste for rhetorical excess and the macabre made the heroine, and especially her notorious a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newcastle Upon Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The infamous and formidable mythological figure of Medea has deservedly held an enduring appeal throughout the ages. This has perhaps never been more true than in the Silver Age of Latin literature, when the taste for rhetorical excess and the macabre made the heroine, and especially her notorious acts of witchcraft and the slaughter of her own children in revenge for her husband's infidelity, a particularly suitable and attractive topic for literary treatment. By examining the portrayal of ... |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (1 online resource (300 pages)) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1299765572 9781299765573 9781443851091 1443851094 |