Maternal conceptions in classical literature and philosophy

Maternal conceptions in classical literature and philosophy / edited by Alison Sharrock and Alison Keith.

"Unlike many studies of the family in the ancient world, this volume presents readings of mothers in classical literature, including philosophical and epigraphic writing as well as poetic texts. Rather than relying on a male viewpoint, the essays offer a female perspective on the lifecycle of m...

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Other Authors: Sharrock, Alison (Editor), Keith, Alison (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2020.
Series:Phoenix. Supplementary volume ; 57.
Phoenix. Supplementary volume. Studies in gender ; v. 2.
Subjects:
Classical literature > History and criticism.
Philosophy, Ancient.
Mothers in literature.
Motherhood in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
Classical literature
Motherhood in literature
Mothers in literature
Philosophy, Ancient
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction / Alison Keith, University of Toronto, Mairead McAuley, University College London, and Alison Sharrock, University of Manchester
  • 2. Uncanny Mothers in Roman Literature / Mairead McAuley, University College London. Section 1: Mothers and Young Children
  • 3. From Body to Behaviour: Maternal Transmission in the Ancient Greek World / Florence Gherchanoc, Universite Paris Diderot, ANHIMA Centre
  • 4. : l'Oubli des souffrances maternelles et le chant theocriteen / Florence Klein, Charles de Gaulle University
  • 5. "Nimis mater": Mother Plot and Epic Deviation in the Achilleid / Federica Bessone, Universita degli Studi di Torino, Italy
  • 6. Augustan Maternal Ideology: The Blended Families of Octavia and Venus / Judith P. Hallett, University of Maryland
  • Section 2: Mothers and Their Children's Marriages
  • 7. Motherhood in Roman Epithalamia / Henriette Harich-Schwarzbauer, Universitat Basel, Switzerland
  • 8. The Roman Mother-in-Law / Alison Sharrock, University of Manchester
  • Section 3: Mothers and Adult Children
  • 9. maximum Thebis (Romae?) scelus/maternus amor est (Oed. 629-30): Amour de la mere et inceste chez Seneque / Jacqueline Fabre-Serris, Charles de Gaulle University
  • 10. Mighty Mothers: Female Political Theorists in Euripides' Suppliant Women and Phoenician Women / Giulia Sissa, University of California
  • 11. Wife, Mother, Philosopher: On the Symbolic Function of Augustine's Monnica / Therese Fuhrer, Ludwig Maximilians Universitat
  • Section 4: Mothers and the Death of Their Children
  • 12. Virgilian Matres: From Maternal Lament to Female Sedition in the Aeneid / Alison Keith, University of Toronto
  • 13. Octavia: A Roman Mother in Mourning / Valerie Hope, The Open University
  • 14. Mothers as Dedicators / Olympia Bobou, Aarhus University, Denmark.

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