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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818652303321

Autore

Carter Sarah

Titolo

Ovidian myth and sexual deviance in early modern English literature / / Sarah Carter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basingstoke [U.K.], : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

ISBN

1-283-12456-4

9786613124562

0-230-30607-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2011.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (221 p.)

Disciplina

820.9353809031

Soggetti

English literature - Early modern, 1500-1700 - History and criticism

Sex in literature

Mythology 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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Rape, Revenge, and Verse: Philomela; 3 'Chastity's first martyr': Lucrece; 4 'That female wanton boy': Ganymede, Iphis, and Myths of Same Sex Desire; 5 'Not perfect boy nor perfect wench': Hermaphroditus; 6 Objects of Desire: Pygmalion, Myrrha, Adonis; 7 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Carter explores early modern culture's reception of Ovid through the manipulation of Ovidian myth by Shakespeare, Middleton, Heywood, Marlowe and Marston. With a focus on sexual violence, homosexuality, incest and idolatry, Carter analyses how depictions of mythology represent radical ideas concerning gender and sexuality.