Ancient women in modern media /:

While the role of women in western society has changed since the time of the great classical eras of Greece and Rome, the heroines of ancient myth remain just as potent to modern audiences as they were for their original creators. Regardless of genre or medium, these women of antiquity retain their...

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Weitere Verfasser: Duffy, W. S. S. (HerausgeberIn), Burns, K. S. (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.
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Zusammenfassung:While the role of women in western society has changed since the time of the great classical eras of Greece and Rome, the heroines of ancient myth remain just as potent to modern audiences as they were for their original creators. Regardless of genre or medium, these women of antiquity retain their power to reinforce, challenge, or outright shatter popular beliefs about the attributes, limitations, and social roles of women. This collection of eight essays examines the legacy of the heroines of antiquity in a variety of contexts, from the page to the stage to the screen, in order to understand.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (150 pages)
ISBN:144388121X
9781443881210