Distaff Side : Representing the Female in Homer's Odyssey.

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Female Characters play various roles in the Odyssey: patron goddess (Athena), seductress (Kirke, the Sirens, Nausikaa), carnivorous monster (Skylla), maid servant (Eurykleia), and faithful wife (Penelope). Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this study examines these different femalerepresentati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cohen, Beth (Art historian)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cary : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Temas:
Homer > Characters > Women.
Homer. > Odyssey.
Homer
Odyssey (Homer)
Art and literature > Greece.
Art, Greek.
Epic poetry, Greek > History and criticism.
Goddesses, Greek, in literature.
Women and literature > Greece.
Women in art.
Women in literature.
Art et littérature > Grèce.
Poésie épique grecque > Histoire et critique.
Déesses grecques dans la littérature.
Femmes et littérature > Grèce.
Femmes dans l'art.
Femmes dans la littérature.
Art and literature
Art, Greek
Epic poetry, Greek
Goddesses, Greek, in literature
Women and literature
Women in art
Women in literature
Greece
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Female Characters play various roles in the Odyssey: patron goddess (Athena), seductress (Kirke, the Sirens, Nausikaa), carnivorous monster (Skylla), maid servant (Eurykleia), and faithful wife (Penelope). Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this study examines these different femalerepresentations and their significance within the context of the poem and Greek culture. A central theme of the book is the visualization of the Odyssey's female characters by ancient artists, and several essays discuss the visual and iconographic implications of Odysseus' female encounters asdepicted in Greek,
Descripción Física:1 online resource (286 pages)
ISBN:9780195344738
0195344731

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