Reproducing Rome : motherhood in Virgil, Ovid, Seneca, and Statius /

Through a series of close readings of works by Virgil, Ovid, Seneca and Statius, the volume scrutinizes the gender dynamics that permeate these ancient authors' language, imagery and narrative structures. Analysing these texts 'through and for the maternal', McAuley considers to what...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
McAuley, Mairéad
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Zusammenfassung:
Through a series of close readings of works by Virgil, Ovid, Seneca and Statius, the volume scrutinizes the gender dynamics that permeate these ancient authors' language, imagery and narrative structures. Analysing these texts 'through and for the maternal', McAuley considers to what degree their representations of motherhood reflect, construct, or subvert Roman ideals of, and anxieties about, family, gender roles and reproduction.
Umfang:
1 online resource.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:
0-19-163420-4
0-19-180896-2
Schlagworte:
Virgil > Criticism and interpretation.
Ovid, > 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. > Criticism and interpretation.
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, > approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. > Criticism and interpretation.
Statius, P. Papinius > (Publius Papinius) > Criticism and interpretation.
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