A Penelopean poetics : reweaving the feminine in Homer's Odyssey /

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A Penelopean Poetics looks at the relationship between gender ideology and the self-referential poetics fo the Odyssey through the figure of Penelope. Her poetics become a discursive thread through which different feminine voices can realize their resistant capacities. Author, Barbara Clayton, infor...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Clayton, Barbara, 1955-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, ©2004.
Series:Greek studies.
Subjects:
Homer. > Odyssey.
Homer > Characters > Penelope.
Homer
Penelope > (Greek mythological character)
Odyssey (Homer)
Epic poetry, Greek > History and criticism.
Penelope (Greek mythology) in literature.
Women and literature > Greece.
Femininity in literature.
Women in literature.
Poésie épique grecque > Histoire et critique.
Femmes et littérature > Grèce.
Féminité dans la littérature.
Femmes dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
Epic poetry, Greek
Femininity in literature
Penelope (Greek mythology) in literature
Women and literature
Women in literature
Greece
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One
  • Not the Iliad: Reconsidering a Gendered Approach to the Odyssey
  • Chapter Two
  • Unweaving to Reweave: Poetry and Process
  • Chapter Three
  • Reweaving Identities: Odysseus' Lies and the Tale of the Scar
  • Chapter Four
  • Weaver and Artist: Surveying a Penelope Tradition
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Handbooks of Greek Literature and General Works on Homer Arranged Chronologically
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author.

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