Engendering Rome: Women in Latin Epic

by A.M. Keith

Book Overview

Heroism has long been recognised by readers and critics of Roman epic as a central theme of the genre from Virgil and Ovid to Lucan and Statius. However the crucial role female characters play in the constitution and negotiation of the heroism on display in epic has received scant attention in the critical literature. This study represents an attempt to restore female characters to visibility in Roman epic and to examine the discursive operations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052155621X
• ISBN13: 9780521556217
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.8"