Laurel Fulkerson

The Ovidian Heroine as Author

Reading, Writing, and Community in the Heroides

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Examination of Ovid's Heroides which portrays its fictional female writers as a community of authors.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 298g
• ISBN-13: 9780521117814
• ISBN-10: 052111781X
• Artikelnr.: 26203521

Autorenporträt

Laurel Fulkerson is Assistant Professor of Classics at the Florida State University. She is the author of various articles on Latin and Greek poetry.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Reading dangerously: Phyllis, Dido, Ariadne, and Medea
2. Reading the future: Hypsipyle, Medea, and Oenone
3. Benefits of communal writing: Canace and Hypermestra
4. A feminine reading of epic: Briseis and Hermione
5. Reading magically: Deianira and Laodamia
6. Reading like a virgin: Phaedra and Ariadne
7. Caveat lector: thoughts on gender and power
Appendix A. The authenticity (and 'authenticity') of Heroides 15
Bibliography
Index
Index Locorum.

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Introduction; 1. Reading dangerously: Phyllis, Dido, Ariadne, and Medea; 2. Reading the future: Hypsipyle, Medea, and Oenone; 3. Benefits of communal writing: Canace and Hypermestra; 4. A feminine reading of epic: Briseis and Hermione; 5. Reading magically: Deianira and Laodamia; 6. Reading like a virgin: Phaedra and Ariadne; 7. Caveat lector: thoughts on gender and power; Appendix A. The authenticity (and 'authenticity') of Heroides 15; Bibliography; Index; Index Locorum.

Rezensionen

Review of the hardback: ' ... of interest to classicists and medievalists, as well as scholars with interests in gender studies. The strengths of this book are numerous: the argument is clearly stated and each chapter is tightly organized. Fulkerton's writing is lucid and vivd ... a wonderful organizational structure for encouraging students to draw connections between the various letters. ' Bryn Mawr Classical Review