Eros at dusk : ancient wedding and love poetry /
Eros at Dusk analyses the relationship between wedding poetry and love poetry in the ancient world. These two genres share and borrow themes to seduce brides as if they were beloveds and to praise mistresses as if they were brides, demonstrating deep-seated ancient notions about legitimate and illeg...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2018]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Catullan women on the threshold
- Allusive superstars
- Cultivating romance
- Wild horses and beasts of burden
- Modeling perfection
- Divine reciprocity
- Persuasive violence.