Narrating Desire

Eros, Sex, and Gender in the Ancient Novel
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-3-11-028182-8
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Band 14, 290 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 610 g

Reihe: Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes

Representation of desiring subjects in the novel is one of the most illuminating issues in the area of ancient gender and sexuality, for such narratives subject societal norms to acute critique. This volume brings together fourteen essays originally given as oral presentations at the Fourth International Conference on the Ancient Novel (ICAN IV), held in Lisbon in July 2008. Employing feminist and psychoanalytic approaches, each offers a provocative investigation of sexual subjectivity as presented in the text or texts under discussion. The collection as a whole demonstrates the gradual convergence of formerly distinct norms of gendered behavior under pressure of emerging social realities.The editors of this volume are all well-known scholars in the fields of ancient narrative and/or ancient sexuality. Contributors include leading experts in these fields and emerging scholars whose research suggests directions for future exploration.

Zielgruppe

Academics, Libraries, Institutes

Autoren/Hrsg.

Futre Pinheiro, Marília P.

Zeitlin, Froma I.

Skinner, Marilyn B.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Stoffe, Motive und Themen

Über Autor(innen)

Marília P. Futre Pinheiro, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; Marilyn B. Skinner, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA; Froma I. Zeitlin, Princeton University, Princeton NJ, USA.