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Author Rosivach, Vincent J.

Title When a young man falls in love : the sexual exploitation of women in new comedy / Vincent J. Rosivach
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 1998

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 211 pages)
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Rape. 1. Rapes which lead to marriage of rapist and victim. 2. Rapes whose revelation allows marriage of victim's daughter. 3. Premarital rapes. 4. Characteristics of the rape motif in New Comedy. 5. Sources of the rape motif in New Comedy. 6. Terence's Eunuchus (The Eunuch) -- 3. Mothers and daughters. 1. Liaisons ending in marriage of the young woman with her lover. 2. Liaisons not ending in marriage of the young woman with her lover. 3. Liaisons as background to the play. 4. Liaisons refused or denied -- 4. Slavers and slaves. 1. Some background. 2. Plays ending in marriage. 3. Plays that do not end in marriage. 4. Menander's Epitrepontes (The Arbitration) -- 5. Independent women. 1. The plays
Summary When A Young Man Falls in Love is an arresting and important book, which poses important questions about the dramatic portrayal of women in the Roman world
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-208) and index
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Subject Greek drama (Comedy) -- History and criticism
Man-woman relationships in literature.
Women and literature -- Greece
Courtship in literature.
Love in literature.
Sex in literature.
DRAMA -- Ancient, Classical & Medieval.
Courtship in literature
Greek drama (Comedy)
Love in literature
Man-woman relationships in literature
Sex in literature
Women and literature
Vrouwen.
Sekseverschillen.
Klassieke oudheid.
Komedies.
Comédie grecque -- Histoire et critique.
Relations hommes-femmes -- Dans la littérature.
Femmes et littérature -- Grèce.
Amour -- Dans la littérature.
Sexualité -- Dans la littérature.
Greece
Genre/Form Electronic books
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0415246229
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