Playing the man : performing masculinities in the ancient Greek novel /

Examining and contextualising key discourses of ancient Greek masculinity in the five 'ideal' Greek novels, Jones argues that many of the novels' men depend very much on the maintenance of their image before others, and that they are conscious of 'playing the man'.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Jones, Meriel
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Series:	Oxford studies in classical literature and gender theory
Subjects:	Greek fiction > History and criticism. Masculinity in literature. Roman grec > Histoire et critique. Masculinité dans la littérature. Greek fiction Masculinity in literature Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book