A Heritage of Her Own?: Allusion and Tradition in Female-Authored Poetry of the Hellenistic Age

by Amy Martin

This book presents a renewed consideration of women's poetry in ancient Greek literature by offering a detailed analysis of the works attributed to female poets from the Hellenistic era. These scarce and fragmented texts are translated and interpreted within the context of ancient Greece's written traditions, especially within the framework of a potential women's poetic tradition. This autonomous poetic heritage, presumably initiated by Sappho...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 180079908X
• ISBN13: 9781800799080
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"