The Gendered 'i' in Ancient Literature: Modelling Gender in First-Person Discourse

by Lisa, Cordes, Fuhrer

Considering the ubiquity of rhetorical training in antiquity, the volume starts from the premise that every first-person statement in ancient literature is in some way rhetorically modelled and aesthetically shaped. Focusing on different types of Greek and Latin literature, poetry and prose, from the Archaic Age to Late Antiquity, the contributions analyse the use and modelling of gender-specific elements in different types of first-person speech,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110795191
• ISBN13: 9783110795196
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 418 Pages
• Weight: 1.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.6"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary