Engendering Rome : women in Latin epic /

Heroism has long been recognised by readers and critics of Roman epic as a central theme of the genre from Virgil and Ovid to Lucan and Statius. However the crucial role female characters play in the constitution and negotiation of the heroism on display in epic has received scant attention in the c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Keith, Alison
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Colección:Roman literature and its contexts.
Temas:
Epic poetry, Latin > History and criticism.
Women and literature > Rome.
Sex role in literature.
Women in literature.
Women and literature > Rome > History.
Poésie épique latine > Histoire et critique.
Femmes et littérature > Rome > Histoire.
Rôle selon le sexe dans la littérature.
Femmes et littérature > Rome.
Femmes dans la littérature.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Epic poetry, Latin.
Women and literature.
Frau > Motiv
Geschichte
Epos
Personages.
Vrouwen.
Epen.
Latijn.
Literatura latina (história e crítica)
Poesia épica.
Mulheres (influências) > Roma antiga.
Femmes > Dans la littérature.
Femmes > Rome > Histoire.
Femmes > Conditions sociales.
Rôle selon le sexe > Dans la littérature.
Épopées latines > Histoire et critique.
Rome (Empire)
Latein.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Heroism has long been recognised by readers and critics of Roman epic as a central theme of the genre from Virgil and Ovid to Lucan and Statius. However the crucial role female characters play in the constitution and negotiation of the heroism on display in epic has received scant attention in the critical literature. This study represents an attempt to restore female characters to visibility in Roman epic and to examine the discursive operations that effect their marginalisation within both the genre and the critical tradition it has given rise to. The five chapters can be read either as self-contained essays or as a cumulative exploration of the gender dynamics of the Roman epic tradition. The issues addressed are of interest not just to classicists but also to students of gender studies.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 149 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-143) and indexes.
ISBN:0511039646
9780511039645
0511038127
9780511038129
9780511605925
0511605927

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