Sibylline Sisters Virgil's Presence in Contemporary Women's Writing |
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| Author:
| Cox, Fiona |
| Series title: | Classical Presences Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-958296-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2011 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $150.00 |
Book Description:
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Women writers are turning to Virgil and alluding to his poetry in a bid to explore modern preoccupations and concerns. Through an analysis of Virgil's presence in the work of contemporary women writers, this book identifies a new Virgil: one who speaks in female tones of the anxieties, pleasures, and threats of the contemporary world.
Women writers are turning to Virgil and alluding to his poetry in a bid to explore modern preoccupations and concerns. Through an analysis of Virgil's presence in the work of contemporary women writers, this book identifies a new Virgil: one who speaks in female tones of the anxieties, pleasures, and threats of the contemporary world.