Women writers and the dark side of late-Victorian Hellenism /

Women writers and the dark side of late-Victorian Hellenism /

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Author / Creator:	Olverson, T. D. (Tracy D.), 1975-
Imprint:	Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Description:	vii, 237 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Hellenism in literature. English literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism. English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism. English literature -- Women authors -- Classical influences. English literature -- Women authors -- Greek influences. Women and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. Classicism -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. Classicism. English literature. English literature -- Women authors. Hellenism in literature. Women and literature. Great Britain. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7927762

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ISBN:	9780230215597 (hardback) 0230215599 (hardback)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"This book examines the highly complex relationship of women writers to Hellenism in the late-nineteenth century, arguing that the proliferation of Greek subjects in women's literature from the middle of the century suggest a collective movement into the classical tradition by women writers and scholars rather than comprehensive exclusion from it"--Provided by publisher.

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Summary:	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.
Physical Description:	vii, 237 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780230215597 0230215599