02611nam 2200649 450 991079662100332120240102235709.03-11-052751-010.1515/9783110528695(DE-B1597)474923(OCoLC)1015861920(OCoLC)1032693622(DE-B1597)9783110528695(Au-PeEL)EBL5157529(CaPaEBR)ebr11480458(OCoLC)1015872763(MiAaPQ)EBC5157529(PPN)231231725(CKB)4100000001501823(EXLCZ)99410000000150182320171215h20182018 uy| 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierMythological narratives the bold and faithful heroines of the Greek novel /Anna LefteratouBerlin ;Boston :De Gruyter,[2018]©20181 online resource (370 pages)MythosEikonPoiesis,1868-5080 ;Band 83-11-052732-4 3-11-052869-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Preface and Acknowledgements / Lefteratou, Anna -- Contents -- Introduction -- The bold and virginal: Iphigenia -- The bold and unfaithful: Phaedra -- The bold and the faithful: Penelope and Helen -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index locorum notabiliorum -- Index rerum/nominum notabiliorumThis book is about the bold, beautiful, and faithful heroines of the Greek novels and their mythical models, such as Iphigenia, Phaedra, Penelope, and Helen. The novels manipulate readerly expectations through a complex web of mythical variants and constantly negotiate their adventure and erotic plot with that of traditional myths becoming, thus, part of the imperial mythical revision to which they add the prospect of a happy ending.MythosEikonPoiesis ;Bd. 8.WomenMythologyGreeceHeroines in literatureMythology, GreekEuripides.Homer.Myth.novelistic narratives.WomenMythologyHeroines in literature.Mythology, Greek.880FE 3789SEPArvkLefteratou Anna1549212MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910796621003321Mythological narratives3806994UNINA