Ovidian Myth and Sexual Deviance in Early Modern English Literature

Author:   S. Carter
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:  

9780230244238


Pages:   212
Publication Date:   03 May 2011
Format:   Hardback
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Ovidian Myth and Sexual Deviance in Early Modern English Literature


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Carter explores early modern culture's reception of Ovid through the manipulation of Ovidian myth by Shakespeare, Middleton, Heywood, Marlowe and Marston. With a focus on sexual violence, homosexuality, incest and idolatry, Carter analyses how depictions of mythology represent radical ideas concerning gender and sexuality.

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Author:   S. Carter
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.471kg
ISBN:  

9780230244238


ISBN 10:   0230244238
Pages:   212
Publication Date:   03 May 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction Rape, Revenge and Verse: Philomela 'Chastity's first martyr': Lucrece 'That female wanton boy': Ganymede, Iphis, and Myths of Same Sex Desire 'Not perfect boy nor perfect wench': Hermaphroditus Objects of Desire: Pygmalion, Myrrha, Adonis  Conclusion Notes Index

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'With a wonderfully attentive critical eye to the nuances of meaning about the most provocative and secret domain of desire inspired by Ovid, this meticulously researched, engagingly written and convincingly argued book pushes the early modern criticism of sexuality in new directions...This is an accessible and interesting book.' - Goran Stanivukovic, Saint Mary's University, Canada


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SARAH CARTER is a Lecturer in Early Modern literature and has taught at several universities in the UK, most recently at the University of Hull and the University of Sheffield, UK. She researches the reception of Ovid and gender, and has published articles in this area as well as educational guides to Shakespeare's plays.

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