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Engendering Rome : Women in Latin Epic (Roman Literature and its Contexts)
Engendering Rome Women in Latin Epic - Roman Literature and its Contexts
Author: A. M. Keith
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 inculca...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521554190
ISBN-10: 0521554195
Publication Date: 3/13/2000
Pages: 161
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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