Tragic Ways of Killing a Woman |
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| Author:
| Loraux, Nicole |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-90226-8 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1991 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $57.95 |
Book Description:
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In ordinary life an Athenian woman was allowed no accomplishments beyond leading a quiet, exemplary existence as wife and mother. In Greek tragedy, however, women die violently and, through violence, master their fate. Through her reading of these texts, Loraux elicits an array of insights into Greek attitudes toward death, sexuality, and gender.
In ordinary life an Athenian woman was allowed no accomplishments beyond leading a quiet, exemplary existence as wife and mother. In Greek tragedy, however, women die violently and, through violence, master their fate. Through her reading of these texts, Loraux elicits an array of insights into Greek attitudes toward death, sexuality, and gender.