Becoming Female : the Male Body in Greek Tragedy.

Becoming Female : the Male Body in Greek Tragedy.

Becoming Female, the first book-length examination of the body in classical Athenian tragedy, reconsiders the figure of the male tragic hero, making use of both feminist and body theory. The male hero becomes female in the space of tragedy through the experience of suffering, and seems unable to ret...

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Main Author: Cawthorn, Katrina
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013.
Subjects:
Human body in literature.
Femininity in literature.
Greek drama (Tragedy) > History and criticism.
Masculinity in literature.
DRAMA > Ancient, Classical & Medieval.
Femininity in literature
Greek drama (Tragedy)
Human body in literature
Masculinity in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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