The transvestite Achilles : gender and genre in Statius' Achilleid /

Statius' unfinished epic, the Achilleid, explores Achilles' mother's attempt to save her son from the Trojan War by dressing him as a girl. This first book-length study of the poem offers a detailed interpretation and explores questions of the poem's reception and of gender in an...

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Main Author:	Heslin, Peter
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Subjects:	Statius, P. Papinius > (Publius Papinius) Ovid, > 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. > Influence. Achilles > (Mythological character)) in literature. Ovid, > 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. Cross-dressers in literature. Travestis dans la littérature. POETRY > Ancient, Classical & Medieval. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Cross-dressers in literature Electronic books.
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