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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Main Author: Konstan, David
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Sex in literature.
Romance fiction, Latin.
Romance fiction, Greek.
Literary form.
Fiction > Classical influences.
Classical fiction.
HISTORY > Ancient > General.
Sexualite dans la litterature.
Roman > Influence ancienne.
Roman ancien > Histoire et critique.
Literary form > History > To 1500.
Romance fiction, Latin > History and criticism.
Romance fiction, Greek > History and criticism.
Classical fiction > History and criticism.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:""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 male."" Exploring how erotic love is represented in ancient amatory literature, Konstan points to the symmetry in the passion of the hero and heroine as a unique feature of the Greek novel: they fall mutually in love, they are of approximately the same age and social class, and their reciprocal attachment ends in marriage. He shows.
Item Description:Cover; Contents.
Physical Description:1 online resource (292 pages).
ISBN:9781400863518

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