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Gender and identity in Franz Grillparzer's classical dramas : figuring the female /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ellis, Alicia E., 1976- (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2021]
Subjects:
Grillparzer, Franz, > 1791-1872 > Criticism and interpretation.
Grillparzer, Franz, > 1791-1872 > Characters.
Women in literature.
Gender identity in literature.
Feminist literary criticism.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Grillparzer and the Figure of the Female
  • Ventriloquism and Figuration
  • Structure of Chapters
  • Notes
  • Chapter 1: Sappho: The Gender of Belonging
  • Making Sappho Speak
  • Out of Tune
  • Rereading the Self
  • An Idea of Life
  • The Failure of (Re)Construction
  • Notes
  • Chapter 2: Medea: The Construction of the Other
  • The Dissonant Voice
  • Crisis and Kinship
  • Exile in the Kingdom
  • Unhomed
  • Disaster and Discovery
  • Notes
  • Chapter 3: Hero: The Challenge of Virtue
  • Origins and Affiliations
  • Distraction in Grillparzer
  • Representation and Obligation
  • Becoming the Problem
  • Mythic Realities
  • The Status of Composure
  • A Willful Priestess
  • A Politics of Refusal
  • Notes
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author