Seeking the mothers in Ovid's "Heroides" /

"Incorporates contemporary feminist theories and provides interdisciplinary perspectives on motherhood within Ovidian works and classical literature more broadly and questions the widely acknowledged dialectic between the (male) voice of the poet and the (female) voice of the heroines to argue...

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Main Author:	Martorana, Simona, 1992- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2024.
Subjects:	Ovid, > 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. > Heroides. Motherhood in literature. Women in literature. Classical literature > History and criticism. Maternité dans la littérature. Femmes dans la littérature. Littérature ancienne > Histoire et critique.

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Summary:	"Incorporates contemporary feminist theories and provides interdisciplinary perspectives on motherhood within Ovidian works and classical literature more broadly and questions the widely acknowledged dialectic between the (male) voice of the poet and the (female) voice of the heroines to argue for a cooperation between the two voices within Latin literature"--
Physical Description:	xii, 281 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781501777066 1501777068