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Women Writers and the Dark Side of Late-Victorian Hellenism

Women Writers and the Dark Side of Late-Victorian Hellenism

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Examining the appropriation of transgressive, violent female figures from ancient Greek literature and myth by late Victorian writers, Olverson reveals the extent to which ancient antagonists like the murderous Medea and the sinister Circe were employed as a means to protest against and comment upon contemporary social and political institutions.

Keywords

Literary CriticismModern19th CenturySocial ScienceGender StudiesAncient & ClassicalEuropeanHistoryEuropeAncientLanguage Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsHistorical & Comparative

2009Book

Author(s)T. D. Olverson

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK

ISBN9780230215597

LanguageEnglish

SpringerLink Book

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