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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778864103321

Autore

Rosivach Vincent J

Titolo

When a young man falls in love [[electronic resource] ] : the sexual exploitation of women in new comedy / / Vincent J. Rosivach

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2003

ISBN

1-134-66847-3

1-280-33054-6

0-203-06858-0

0-415-24622-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Disciplina

882/.01093543

Soggetti

Greek drama (Comedy) - History and criticism

Man-woman relationships in literature

Women and literature - Greece

Courtship in literature

Love in literature

Sex in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-208) and index.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS

Sommario/riassunto

When A Young Man Falls in Love examines the plays of New Comedy to reveal how the sexual relationships between the male and female protagonists are essentially exploitative. It poses important questions about the dramatic portrayal of women in the Greek and Roman worlds.