Reproducing Rome : motherhood in Virgil, Ovid, Seneca, and Statius /

Through a series of close readings of works by Virgil, Ovid, Seneca and Statius, the volume scrutinizes the gender dynamics that permeate these ancient authors' language, imagery and narrative structures. Analysing these texts 'through and for the maternal', McAuley considers to what...

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Main Author:	McAuley, Mairéad (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Series:	Oxford studies in classical literature and gender theory.
Subjects:	Virgil > Criticism and interpretation. Ovid, > 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. > Criticism and interpretation. Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, > approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. > Criticism and interpretation. Statius, P. Papinius > (Publius Papinius) > Criticism and interpretation. Ovid, > 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, > approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D. Statius, P. Papinius > (Publius Papinius) Virgil Motherhood in literature. Latin literature > History and criticism. Maternité dans la littérature. Littérature latine > Histoire et critique. Latin literature Motherhood in literature Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Summary:	Through a series of close readings of works by Virgil, Ovid, Seneca and Statius, the volume scrutinizes the gender dynamics that permeate these ancient authors' language, imagery and narrative structures. Analysing these texts 'through and for the maternal', McAuley considers to what degree their representations of motherhood reflect, construct, or subvert Roman ideals of, and anxieties about, family, gender roles and reproduction.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (x, 449 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780191808968 0191808962