Sexual Symmetry : Love in the Ancient Novel and Related Genres.

""In the Greek romances, "" writes David Konstan, ""sighs, tears, and suicide attempts are as characteristic of the male as of the female in distress; ruses, disguises, and outright violence in defense of one's chastity are as much the part of the female as of the...

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書目詳細資料
主要作者: Konstan, David
格式: Licensed eBooks
語言:英语
出版: Princeton : Princeton University Press 2014.
叢編:Princeton legacy library.
在線閱讀:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt7zvtfb
書本目錄:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • A Note on the Spelling of Greek Terms
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • CHAPTER 1. The Greek Novel: Sexual Symmetry
  • CHAPTER 2. Greek Novels: Variations on a Type
  • CHAPTER 3. Roman Novels: Unequal Love
  • CHAPTER 4. Before the Novel: Passion and Power
  • CHAPTER 5. Modern Novels: The Division of Desire
  • CHAPTER 6. Conclusion
  • Works Cited
  • Index