224 Pages
by
Routledge
222 Pages
by
Routledge
222 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Greek novel occupies a special place in the debate on gender in antiquity, forcing us to ask why the female protagonists are such strong and positive characters. This book rejects the hypothesis of a largely female readership, and also sees a problem in ascribing this pattern to the reflection of a blanket improvement in the status of women. Katharine Haynes shows that the strong heroines are... Read more
Preface, 1 Reading the feminine, 2 Contextualising the feminine, 3 Heroines, 4 Heroes, 5 Minor female characters, 6 Minor male characters, 7 Telos, Notes, Bibliography, Index
Biography
Katharine Haynes
