Engendering Rome: Women in Latin Epic
A. M. Keith
This study examines the role of female characters in the Roman epic poetry of Virgil, Ovid and other writers. Its five chapters argue that the feminized landscapes, militaristic women, and beautiful female corpses of the Roman epic tradition should be interpreted in conjunction with the use of the genre by ancient educators as a means of inculcating Roman codes of masculinity and femininity in their pupils. The issues addressed are of interest not just to classicists but also to students of later poetic traditions and to those pursuing gender studies.
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Year:
2004
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Language:
english
Pages:
163
ISBN 10:
0521554195
ISBN 13:
9780521554190
Series:
Roman Literature and its Contexts
File:
PDF, 724 KB
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english, 2004