Sexual Symmetry : Love in the Ancient Novel and Related Genres.

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""In the Greek romances, "" writes David Konstan, ""sighs, tears, and suicide attempts are as characteristic of the male as of the female in distress; ruses, disguises, and outright violence in defense of one's chastity are as much the part of the female as of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Konstan, David
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Series:Princeton legacy library.
Subjects:
To 1500
Classical fiction > History and criticism.
Romance fiction, Greek > History and criticism.
Romance fiction, Latin > History and criticism.
Literary form > History > To 1500.
Fiction > Classical influences.
Sex in literature.
Roman ancien > Histoire et critique.
Roman > Influence ancienne.
Sexualité dans la littérature.
HISTORY > Ancient > General.
Classical fiction.
Literary form.
Romance fiction, Greek.
Romance fiction, Latin.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • A Note on the Spelling of Greek Terms
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • CHAPTER 1. The Greek Novel: Sexual Symmetry
  • CHAPTER 2. Greek Novels: Variations on a Type
  • CHAPTER 3. Roman Novels: Unequal Love
  • CHAPTER 4. Before the Novel: Passion and Power
  • CHAPTER 5. Modern Novels: The Division of Desire
  • CHAPTER 6. Conclusion
  • Works Cited
  • Index

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