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Gender and the interpretation of classical myth /

Myths reflect, reinforce, and sometimes subvert gender ideologies and so have an influence in the 'real world'. This is true in the present no less than when the Greek and Roman myths were created. The struggles to redefine gender roles and identities in our own time are inevitably reflect...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Doherty, Lillian E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London, England ; New York, New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2003.
Colección:Classical inter/faces.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Myths reflect, reinforce, and sometimes subvert gender ideologies and so have an influence in the 'real world'. This is true in the present no less than when the Greek and Roman myths were created. The struggles to redefine gender roles and identities in our own time are inevitably reflected in our interpretations and retellings of these classical myths. Using the new lenses provided by gender studies and diverse forms of feminism, Lillian Doherty re-examines some of the major approaches to myth interpretation in the twentieth century: psychological, ritualist, 'charter', structuralist and fol.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (193 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781472502391
1472502396
0715630423
9780715630426