Mythological narratives : the bold and faithful heroines of the Greek novel / Anna Lefteratou.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lefteratou, Anna, 1980- author.

Series:

MythosEikonPoiesis ; Bd. 8.

MythosEikonPoiesis, 1868-5080 ; Band 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek fiction--History and criticism.

Greek fiction.

Women in literature.

Heroines in literature.

Mythology, Greek.

Women--Mythology.

Greece.

Physical Description:

x, 359 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2018]

Summary:

This book is about the bold, beautiful, and faithful heroines of the Greek novels and their mythical models, such as Iphigenia, Phaedra, Penelope, and Helen. The novels manipulate readerly expectations through a complex web of mythical variants and constantly negotiate their adventure and erotic plot alongside traditional myths. In doing so, they become part of the imperial mythical revision to which they add the prospect of a happy ending. Book jacket.

Contents:

The bold and virginal: Iphigenia 25

1.1 The myth of Iphigenia 25

1.1.1 In the visual arts 26

1.1.2 In literature 31

1.2 The Iphigenia mythological megatext 43

1.3 The faithful maidens of Eros and Thanatos 48

1.3.1 Chariton 48

1.3.2 Xenophon of Ephesus 55

1.3.3 Achilles Tatius 63

1.3.4 Longus 78

1.3.5 Heliodorus 80

1.4 Iphigenia in focus 101

The bold and unfaithful: Phaedra 108

2.1 The myth of Phaedra 110

2.1.1 In the visual arts 110

2.1.2 In literature 114

2.2 The Phaedra mythological megatext 124

2.3 Phaedra in the Greek novel 129

2.3.1 Chariton 129

2.3.2 Xenophon of Ephesus 131

2.3.3 Achilles Tatius 141

2.3.4 Longus 151

2.3.5 Heliodorus 155

2.4 Phaedra in focus 170

The bold and the faithful: Penelope and Helen 176

3.1 The myth of Penelope 177

3.1.1 In the visual arts 177

3.1.2 In literature 181

3.2 The myth of Helen 188

3.2.1 In the visual arts 188

3.2.2 In literature 191

3.3 The Penelope/Helen mythological megatext 198

3.4 Reading Penelopes as Helens 204

3.4.1 Chariton 204

3.4.2 Xenophon of Ephesus 230

3.4.3 Achilles Tatius 245

3.4.4 Longus 262

3.4.5 Heliodorus 271

3.5 Penelope and Helen in focus 298.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783110527322

3110527324

OCLC:

1017081768

Publisher Number:

9783110527322