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Engendering Rome : women in Latin epic / A.M. Keith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Keith, Alison.
- Series:
- Roman literature and its contexts
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Epic poetry, Latin--History and criticism.
- Epic poetry, Latin.
- Women and literature--Rome.
- Women and literature.
- Sex role in literature.
- Women in literature.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 149 pages ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-143) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0521554195
- 052155621X
- OCLC:
- 41086663
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