Gender And The Interpretation Of Classical Myth
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Gender And The Interpretation Of Classical Myth
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Author : Lillian Doherty
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2015-03-02
Gender And The Interpretation Of Classical Myth written by Lillian Doherty and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-02 with History categories.
Myths reflect, reinforce, and sometimes subvert gender ideologies and so have an influence in the 'real world'. This is true in the present no less than when the Greek and Roman myths were created. The struggles to redefine gender roles and identities in our own time are inevitably reflected in our interpretations and retellings of these classical myths. Using the new lenses provided by gender studies and diverse forms of feminism, Lillian Doherty re-examines some of the major approaches to myth interpretation in the twentieth century: psychological, ritualist, 'charter', structuralist and folklorist. She also explores 'popular' uses of classical mythology - from television and comic books to the evocation of goddesses in Jungian psychology.
Sexuality And Gender In The Classical World
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Author : Laura K. McClure
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2008-04-15
Sexuality And Gender In The Classical World written by Laura K. McClure and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-15 with History categories.
This volume provides essays that represent a range of perspectives on women, gender and sexuality in the ancient world, tracing the debates from the late 1960s to the late 1990s.
Gender And The Interpretation Of Classycal Myth
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Author : Lilian E. Doherty
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Gender And The Interpretation Of Classycal Myth written by Lilian E. Doherty and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Gender categories.
Female Mobility And Gendered Space In Ancient Greek Myth
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Author : Ariadne Konstantinou
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-01-25
Female Mobility And Gendered Space In Ancient Greek Myth written by Ariadne Konstantinou and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-25 with Literary Collections categories.
Women's mobility is central to understanding cultural constructions of gender. Regarding ancient cultures, including ancient Greece, a re-evaluation of women's mobility within the household and beyond it is currently taking place. This invites an informed analysis of female mobility in Greek myth, under the premise that myth may open a venue to social ideology and the imaginary. Female Mobility and Gendered Space in Ancient Greek Myth offers the first comprehensive analysis of this topic. It presents close readings of ancient texts, engaging with feminist thought and the 'mobility turn'. A variety of Olympian goddesses and mortal heroines are explored, and the analysis of their myths follows specific chronological considerations. Female mobility is presented in quite diverse ways in myth, reflecting cultural flexibility in imagining mobile goddesses and heroines. At the same time, the out-of-doors spaces that mortal heroines inhabit seem to lack a public or civic quality, with the heroines being contained behind 'glass walls'. In this respect, myth seems to reproduce the cultural limitations of ancient Greek social ideology on mobility, inviting us to reflect not only on the limits of mythic imagination but also on the timelessness of Greek myth.
Sexuality And Gender In The Classical World
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Author : Laura K. McClure
language : en
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Release Date : 2002-09-27
Sexuality And Gender In The Classical World written by Laura K. McClure and has been published by Wiley-Blackwell this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-09-27 with History categories.
This volume provides essays that represent a range of perspectives on women, gender and sexuality in the ancient world, tracing the debates from the late 1960s to the late 1990s.
Laughing With Medusa
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Author : Vanda Zajko
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2006-01-12
Laughing With Medusa written by Vanda Zajko and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-12 with Literary Criticism categories.
Laughing with Medusa explores a series of interlinking questions, including: Does history's self-positioning as the successor of myth result in the exclusion of alternative narratives of the past? How does feminism exclude itself from certain historical discourses? Why has psychoanalysis placed myth at the centre of its explorations of the modern subject? Why are the Muses feminine? Do the categories of myth and politics intersect or are they mutually exclusive? Does feminism's recourse to myth offer a script of resistance or commit it to an ineffective utopianism? Covering a wide range of subject areas including poetry, philosophy, science, history, and psychoanalysis as well as classics, this book engages with these questions from a truly interdisciplinary perspective. It includes a specially commisssioned work of fiction, `Iphigeneia's Wedding', by the poet Elizabeth Cook.
Classical Mythology A Very Short Introduction
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Author : Helen Morales
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2007-08-23
Classical Mythology A Very Short Introduction written by Helen Morales and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08-23 with History categories.
From Zeus to Europa, to Pan and Prometheus, the myths of ancient Greece and Rome continue to pervade the numerous facets of our existence. The author explores the rich history and varying interpretations of classical myth in both high art and popular culture as well as its ongoing influence in modern society.
Women Of Classical Mythology
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Author : Robert E. Bell
language : en
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Release Date : 1991-06-30
Women Of Classical Mythology written by Robert E. Bell and has been published by ABC-CLIO this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-06-30 with Reference categories.
Over 2,600 entries identify the women of classical mythology.
Medea
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Author : Emma Griffiths
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-11-12
Medea written by Emma Griffiths and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-12 with History categories.
Giving access to the latest critical thinking on the subject, Medea is a comprehensive guide to sources that paints a vivid portrait of the Greek sorceress Medea, famed in myth for the murder of her children after she is banished from her own home and replaced by a new wife. Emma Griffiths brings into focus previously unexplored themes of the Medea myth, and provides an incisive introduction to the story and its history. Studying Medea’s ‘everywoman’ status – one that has caused many intricacies of her tale to be overlooked – Griffiths places the story in ancient and modern context and reveals fascinating insights into ancient Greece and its ideology, the importance of life, the role of women and the position of the outsider. In clear, user-friendly terms, the book situates the myth within analytical frameworks such as psychoanalysis, and Griffiths highlights Medea’s position in current classical study as well as her lasting appeal.
Women And Weasels
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Author : Maurizio Bettini
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2013-08-26
Women And Weasels written by Maurizio Bettini and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-26 with Literary Criticism categories.
If you told a woman her sex had a shared, long-lived history with weasels, she might deck you. But those familiar with mythology know better: that the connection between women and weasels is an ancient and favorable one, based in the Greek myth of a midwife who tricked the gods to ease Heracles’s birth—and was turned into a weasel by Hera as punishment. Following this story as it is retold over centuries in literature and art, Women and Weasels takes us on a journey through mythology and ancient belief, revising our understanding of myth, heroism, and the status of women and animals in Western culture. Maurizio Bettini recounts and analyzes a variety of key literary and visual moments that highlight the weasel’s many attributes. We learn of its legendary sexual and childbearing habits and symbolic association with witchcraft and midwifery, its role as a domestic pet favored by women, and its ability to slip in and out of tight spaces. The weasel, Bettini reveals, is present at many unexpected moments in human history, assisting women in labor and thwarting enemies who might plot their ruin. With a parade of symbolic associations between weasels and women—witches, prostitutes, midwives, sisters-in-law, brides, mothers, and heroes—Bettini brings to life one of the most venerable and enduring myths of Western culture.