عنوان

Ovidian myth and sexual deviance in early modern English literature /

(Number (ISBN

0230244238

(Number (ISBN

9780230244238

Number

b533193

Title Proper

Ovidian myth and sexual deviance in early modern English literature /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Sarah Carter

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Palgrave Macmillan,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2011

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

viii, 212 pages ;

Dimensions

22 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-206) and index

Text of Note

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

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Text of Note

" ... explores early modern culture's reception of Ovid through the manipulation of Ovidian myth by creative writers such as Shakespeare, Middleton, Heywood, Marlowe, Lyly and Marston. Sarah Carter analyses the strong cultural presence of particular myths and mythic characters involving potentially ideologically deviant sexual behaviour, including sexual violence, homosexuality, hermaphroditism and incest, in the myths of Philomela, Lucrece, Ganymede, Hermaphroditus, Pygmalion, Myrrha and Adonis. Cross-genre and cross-author analysis is combined with sexuality and gender theory to claim that classical mythology facilitates full engagement for early modern thinkers with both depictions of sexual behaviour and discourse on deviant sexualities. It is also argued that this negotiation of sexual deviance is potentially radical in allowing depictions and discussions of non-conformist sexual behaviour in popular culture, and that this subversive potential is ultimately deflated through representation which is ideologically conservative"--Publisher's description, p. [4] of cover

Ovid,43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D.-- Influence

English literature-- Early modern, 1500-1700-- History and criticism

English literature-- Roman influences

Mythology, Classical, in literature

Paraphilias in literature

Sex role in literature

Class number

Book number

Carter, Sarah,1978-

Electronic name

[Book]

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