Cretan Women: Pasiphae, Ariadne, and Phaedra in Latin Poetry (Oxford Classical Monographs) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Cretan Women: Pasiphae, Ariadne, and Phaedra in Latin Poetry (Oxford Classical Monographs) Book

Cretan Women : Hardback : Oxford University Press : 9780199284030 : 0199284032 : 27 Apr 2006 : Investigates the myths of three Cretan women - King Minos' wife, Pasiphae, and their daughters Ariadne and Phaedra - as they appear in Latin poetry of the late Republic and early Empire. This title offers detailed readings of several treatments of the stories, alongside a thematic investigation of the ideas of memory, wildness, and morality.Read More

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  • Blackwell

    Cretan Women examines the ways in which myths about Pasiphae, Ariadne, and Phaedra come to be woven into the fabric of the Roman literary world. Both forming and conforming to the stereotype of the lustful Cretan woman, these are characters who...

  • Product Description

    In this detailed study of the representations of Pasiphae, Ariadne, and Phaedra in Latin poetry, Rebecca Armstrong investigates both the literary history of the myths (the Greek roots, the interactions between Roman versions) and their cultural resonance. In addition to close readings of the major treatments of each woman's story (in Catullus, Virgil, Ovid, and Seneca), she offers extended thematic explorations of the importance of memory, wildness, and morality in the myths. By extending the net to encompass three women (all from the same ill-fated family), the book gives a clear picture of the complexity and fascinating interconnectedness of myths and texts in Ancient Rome.

  • 0199284032
  • 9780199284030
  • Rebecca Armstrong
  • 23 February 2006
  • OUP Oxford
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 362
  • Bilingual
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