Ovidian myth and sexual deviance in early modern English literature / / Sarah Carter
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| Autore: |
Carter Sarah
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| Titolo: |
Ovidian myth and sexual deviance in early modern English literature / / Sarah Carter
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| Pubblicazione: | Basingstoke [U.K.], : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2011. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (221 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 820.9353809031 |
| Soggetto topico: | English literature - Early modern, 1500-1700 - History and criticism |
| Sex in literature | |
| Mythology in literature | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Ovidian myth and sexual deviance in early modern English literature |
| ISBN: | 1-283-12456-4 |
| 9786613124562 | |
| 0-230-30607-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910818652303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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