When a Young Man Falls in Love: The Sexual Exploitation of Women in New Comedy

ISBN-13: 9780415184489 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 220 str.

Vincent J. Rosivach

Opis

When A Young Man Falls in Love examines the plays of New Comedy to reveal how the sexual relationships between the male and female protagonists are essentially exploitative. It poses important questions about the dramatic portrayal of women in the Greek and Roman worlds.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Rape; Chapter 3 Mothers and Daughters; Chapter 4 Slavers and Slaves; Chapter 5 Independent Women; Chapter 6 Final Thoughts;

O autorze

Rosivach, Vincent J.