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Record Nr.

UNINA9910959317403321

Titolo

The distaff side : representing the female in Homer's Odyssey / / edited by Beth Cohen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, c1995

ISBN

0-19-770451-4

1-280-52720-X

0-19-534473-1

1-4294-0625-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 229 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Altri autori (Persone)

CohenBeth

Disciplina

883/.01

Soggetti

Art and literature - Greece

Art, Greek

Epic poetry, Greek - History and criticism

Goddesses, Greek, in literature

Women and literature - Greece

Women in art

Women in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 1995.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-217) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; I. Introduction; II. Female Representations in the Odyssey; III. Representations of Female Characters from the Odyssey in Ancient Art; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this study examines the different representations of women in the "Odyssey" and their significance within the context of the poem and Greek culture. A central theme is the visualization of the female characters by artists of the ancient world.