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Ovidian Myth and Sexual Deviance in Early Modern English Literature / by S. Carter.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Carter, Sarah.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- European literature.
- European literature--Renaissance, 1450-1600.
- Fiction.
- Poetry.
- European Literature.
- Early Modern and Renaissance Literature.
- Fiction Literature.
- Poetry and Poetics.
- Local Subjects:
- European Literature.
- Early Modern and Renaissance Literature.
- Fiction Literature.
- Poetry and Poetics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (221 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2011.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Carter explores early modern culture's reception of Ovid through the manipulation of Ovidian myth by Shakespeare, Middleton, Heywood, Marlowe and Marston. With a focus on sexual violence, homosexuality, incest and idolatry, Carter analyses how depictions of mythology represent radical ideas concerning gender and sexuality.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Rape, Revenge, and Verse: Philomela; 3 'Chastity's first martyr': Lucrece; 4 'That female wanton boy': Ganymede, Iphis, and Myths of Same Sex Desire; 5 'Not perfect boy nor perfect wench': Hermaphroditus; 6 Objects of Desire: Pygmalion, Myrrha, Adonis; 7 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613124562
- 9781283124560
- 1283124564
- 9780230306073
- 0230306071
- OCLC:
- 728642709
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