Spoken like a woman : speech and gender in Athenian drama /

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In ancient Athens, where freedom of speech derived from the power of male citizenship, women's voices were seldom heard in public. Female speech was more often represented in theatrical productions through women characters written and enacted by men. In Spoken Like a Woman, the first book-lengt...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McClure, Laura, 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1999.
Subjects:
Greek drama > History and criticism.
Women and literature > Greece > Athens.
Greek language > Sex differences.
Gender identity in literature.
Greek language > Spoken Greek.
Sex role in literature.
Speech in literature.
Théâtre grec > Histoire et critique.
Femmes et littérature > Grèce > Athene > Histoire.
Grec (Langue) > Différences entre sexes.
Identité de genre dans la littérature.
Grec (Langue) > Grec parlé.
Rôle selon le sexe dans la littérature.
Parole dans la littérature.
Femmes et littérature > Grèce > Athènes.
PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > History & Criticism.
Gender identity in literature
Greek drama
Greek language > Sex differences
Greek language > Spoken Greek
Intellectual life
Sex role in literature
Speech in literature
Women and literature
Toneelstukken.
Grieks.
Vrouwenfiguren.
Sekseverschillen.
Politieke aspecten.
Sociale aspecten.
Athens (Greece) > Intellectual life.
Greece > Athens
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • NOTE ON ABBREVIATIONS
  • CHAPTER ONE. The City of Words: Speech in the Athenian Polis
  • CHAPTER TWO. Gender and Verbal Genres in Ancient Greece
  • CHAPTER THREE. Logos Gunaikos: Speech and Gender in Aeschylus' Oresteia
  • CHAPTER FOUR. At the House Door: Phaedra and the Politics of Reputation
  • CHAPTER FIVE. Women's Wordy Strife: Gossip and Invective in Euripides' Andromache
  • CHAPTER SIX. Obscenity, Gender, and Social Status in Aristophanes' Thesmophoriazusae and Ecclesiazusae
  • CHAPTER SEVEN. Conclusion
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX

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