Ovidian Myth and Sexual Deviance in Early Modern English Literature [[electronic resource] /] / by S. Carter
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Carter S
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| Titolo: |
Ovidian Myth and Sexual Deviance in Early Modern English Literature [[electronic resource] /] / by S. Carter
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| Pubblicazione: | London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2011 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2011. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (221 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 820.9353809031 |
| Soggetto topico: | British literature |
| Literature, Modern | |
| Fiction | |
| Poetry | |
| British and Irish Literature | |
| Early Modern/Renaissance Literature | |
| Poetry and Poetics | |
| 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.: | 9910781360203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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