Dr Emma Bridges (The Open University)

Warriors' Wives

Ancient Greek Myth and Modern Experience

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Produktbeschreibung

Warriors' Wives compares the experiences of women in classical literature and mythology to the emotional, psychological, and social aspects of the lives of military spouses. Emma Bridges uses these comparisons to illuminate gender roles and the impact of conflict across historical eras.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 227mm x 137mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 424g
• ISBN-13: 9780198843528
• ISBN-10: 0198843526
• Artikelnr.: 67979885

Autorenporträt

Emma Bridges was educated at a comprehensive school and state sixth-form college in North East England before studying Classics at the Universities of Oxford and Durham. She is now a Senior Lecturer and Staff Tutor in Classical Studies at The Open University, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

* Introduction
* 1: Farewell: Andromache in the Iliad
* 2: Sacrifice: Clytemnestra in Aeschylus' Agamemnon and Euripides'
Iphigenia at Aulis
* 3: Separation: Penelope in the Odyssey
* 4: Infidelity: Clytemnestra in Homeric poetry and Athenian tragedy
* 5: Reunion: Penelope, Clytemnestra, and Trojan War homecomings
* 6: Aftermath: Euripides' Trojan Women and Andromache, and the
Tecmessa of Sophocles' Ajax
* Epilogue