Encounters with the ancient world in nineteenth century literary culture -- Classical training for the woman writer -- Unscrupulously epic -- Classics and the family in the Victorian novel -- Greek heroines and The wrongs of women -- Revising the Victorians -- Conclusion: on not knowing Greek
Summary
This is an examination of the role of women writers in the Victorian reception of ancient Greece and Rome, showing that they had a greater imaginative engagement with classical literature than has previously been acknowledged
Notes
Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Oxford, 2003
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-245) and index
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