Cover Image

Ovidian Myth and Sexual Deviance in Early Modern English Literature /

Show other versions (1)

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 con...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carter, Sarah (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Subjects:
Literature.
British and Irish Literature.
Early Modern/Renaissance Literature.
Fiction.
Poetry and Poetics.
British literature.
Literature, Modern.
Poetry.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (VIII, 212 pages)
ISBN:9780230306073
DOI:10.1057/9780230306073