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Autore |
Spentzou Efrossini |
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Titolo |
Readers and writers in Ovid's Heroides [[electronic resource] ] : transgressions of genre and gender / / Efrossini Spentzou |
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Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2002 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-06081-3 |
9786612060816 |
0-19-153122-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (252 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Epistolary poetry, Latin - History and criticism |
Separation (Psychology) in literature |
Mythology, Classical, in literature |
Literary form - History - To 1500 |
Sex differences in literature |
Women and literature - Rome |
First person narrative |
Sex role in literature |
Heroines in literature |
Women in literature |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Revision of author's thesis (doctoral)--Oxford University, 1997. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-215) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Synopses of the Myths; 1. Getting Down To Essentials?; 2. Reading Characters Read: On Methodology; 3. Landscapes of Lost Innocence; 4. The Heroines in the Chora of Writing; 5. Postcards Home: The Heroides as Letters; 6. A Splintery Frame: The Heroides as Short Stories; Postscript: Writing on the Edge?; References; Index Locorum; General Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This is the first book-length study to reconstruct the experiences of the abandoned heroines of the Heroides, which have been largely ignored by past criticism. Dr Spentzou seeks ways to isolate, characterize, and release the female voice and experience within Ovid's male-authored text. Building on a wide range of ancient as well as modern images and |
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