The transvestite Achilles : gender and genre in Statius' Achilleid

The transvestite Achilles : gender and genre in Statius' Achilleid / P.J. Heslin.

"Statius' Achilleid is a playful, witty, and allusive epic in the manner of Ovid. As we follow Achilles' metamorphosis from wild boy to demure girl to passionate lover to fierce hero, the poet illustrates a series of contrasting codes of behavior: male and female, epic and elegiac. Th...

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Main Author: Heslin, P. J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Subjects:
Statius, P. Papinius > (Publius Papinius). > Achilleis.
Ovid, > 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. > Influence.
Achilles > (Mythological character) > In literature.
Cross-dressers in literature.
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Call Number: PA6698 .H47 2005
Status: Available

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