Ovidian Myth and Sexual Deviance in Early Modern English Literature
Description
Carter explores early modern culture's reception of Ovid through the manipulation of Ovidian myth by Shakespeare, Middleton, Heywood, Marlowe and Marston. With a focus on sexual violence, homosexuality, incest and idolatry, Carter analyses how depictions of mythology represent radical ideas concerning gender and sexuality.
Keywords
Literary CriticismEuropeanModernFictionPoetryLanguage Arts & DisciplinesLinguistics
2011Book
Author(s)Sarah Carter
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780230244238
LanguageEnglish
