Imagining Illegitimacy in Classical Greek Literature

Informationen zum Autor By Mary Ebbott Klappentext In Imagining Illegitimacy, Mary Ebbott investigates metaphors of illegitimacy in classical Greek literature, concentrating in particular on the way in which the illegitimate child (nothos) is imagined in narratives. By analyzing the imagery connected to illegitimate persons, Ebbott arrives at deep insights on how legitimacy and illegitimacy in Greek culture were deeply connected to the concepts of family, procreation, and citizenry, and how these connections influenced cultural imperatives of determining and controlling legitimacy. Zusammenfassung An investigation of the metaphors of illegitimacy in classical Greek literature! concentrating in particular on the way in which the illegitimate child! "nothos"! is imagined in narratives. The "nothos" is connected to concerns about gender! reproduction! marriage! and concepts of polity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Metaphors of Illegitimacy Chapter 2 Where the Girls Are: Skotioi and Parthenoi Chapter 3 Teucer, the Bastard Archer Chapter 4 Images of Fertility and Sterility Chapter 5 Euripides' Hippolytos Chapter 6 Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Mary Ebbott
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.02.2003
• EAN: 9780739105382
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-0538-2
• No. of pages: 136
• Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches; Greek Studies; Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches; Greek Studies: Interdisciplina
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Classical linguistics / literary studies