| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 349 pages) |
| Contents |
Opening nights at the opera 1641-1744 -- The design of the Achilleid -- Womanhood, rhetoric, and performance -- Semivir, semifer, semideus -- Transvestism in myth and ritual -- Rape, repetition, and romance -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
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 antiquity |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-330) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Statius, P. Papinius (Publius Papinius)
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Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. -- Influence
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Achilles (Mythological character)) in literature
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| SUBJECT |
Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. fast |
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Statius, P. Papinius (Publius Papinius) fast |
| Subject |
Cross-dressers in literature.
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POETRY -- Ancient, Classical & Medieval.
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Cross-dressers in literature
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780511482236 |
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051148223X |
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0511130430 |
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9780511130434 |
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0511128908 |
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9780511128905 |
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9780511300042 |
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0511300042 |
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1280416300 |
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9781280416309 |
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