Warriors'' Wives - Ancient Greek Myth and Modern Experience

Warriors' Wives compares the experiences of women in classical literature and mythology to the emotional, psychological, and social aspects of the lives of military spouses. Emma Bridges uses these comparisons to illuminate gender roles and the impact of conflict across historical eras.

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1: Farewell: Andromache in the Iliad


• 2: Sacrifice: Clytemnestra in Aeschylus' Agamemnon and Euripides' Iphigenia at Aulis


• 3: Separation: Penelope in the Odyssey


• 4: Infidelity: Clytemnestra in Homeric poetry and Athenian tragedy


• 5: Reunion: Penelope, Clytemnestra, and Trojan War homecomings


• 6: Aftermath: Euripides' Trojan Women and Andromache, and the Tecmessa of Sophocles' Ajax


• Epilogue

About the author

Emma Bridges was educated at a comprehensive school and state sixth-form college in North East England before studying Classics at the Universities of Oxford and Durham. She is now a Senior Lecturer and Staff Tutor in Classical Studies at The Open University, UK.

Summary

Warriors' Wives compares the experiences of women in classical literature and mythology to the emotional, psychological, and social aspects of the lives of military spouses. Emma Bridges uses these comparisons to illuminate gender roles and the impact of conflict across historical eras.

Additional text

A clear, simple, accessible, and affordable book suitable for classicist and non-classicist alike, it focuses on the experience of military spouses ancient and modern. Bridges reflects on the use of personal voice in classical scholarship and brings her own voice to the fore as the wife of a husband who spent seventeen years as a military pilot in the RAF.

Product details

• Authors: Dr Emma (The Open University) Bridges, Emma Bridges
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.09.2023
• EAN: 9780198843528
• ISBN: 978-0-19-884352-8
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Classical linguistics / literary studies; EDUCATION / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval