Gender and the interpretation of classical myth / Lillian E. Doherty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Doherty, Lillian E., author.

Series:

Classical inter/faces.

Classical Inter/faces

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mythology, Greek.

Sex--Mythology.

Sex.

Mythology, Classical.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, England ; New York, New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Myths reflect, reinforce, and sometimes subvert gender ideologies and so have an influence in the 'real world'. This is true in the present no less than when the Greek and Roman myths were created. The struggles to redefine gender roles and identities in our own time are inevitably reflected in our interpretations and retellings of these classical myths. Using the new lenses provided by gender studies and diverse forms of feminism, Lillian Doherty re-examines some of the major approaches to myth interpretation in the twentieth century: psychological, ritualist, 'charter', structuralist and fol

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface: Classical Myths in Contemporary Culture; 1. Myth and Gender Systems; 2. Psychological Approaches; 3. Myth and Ritual; 4. Myth as 'Charter'; 5. Structuralist and Post-Structuralist Approaches; 6. Myth, Folklore, and Popular Culture; Notes; Further Reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 13, 2015).

ISBN:

1-4725-0240-X

1-4725-0239-6

OCLC:

902957972