This is the first book-length study to reconstruct the experiences of the abandoned heroines of the Heroides, which have been largely ignored by past criticism. Bringing together a broad range of ancient and modern critical thought, Dr. Spentzou isolates the voices of landmark female figures of the classical myth, releasing them from Ovid's male text.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Synopses of the Myths
- 1: Getting Down to Essentials?
- 2: Reading Characters Read: On Methodology
- 3: Landscapes of Lost Innocence
- 4: The Heroines in the Chora of Writing
- 5: Postcards Home: The Heroides as Letters
- 6: A Splintery Frame: The Heroides as Short Stories
- Postscript: Writing on the Edge
