| Defining Genre and Gender in Latin Literature: Essays Presented to William S. Anderson on His Seventy-Fifth Birthday Contributor(s): Garrison, Daniel H. (Editor), Batstone, William W. (Editor), Tissol, Garth (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0820478296 ISBN-13: 9780820478296 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $125.07 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Foreign Language Study | Latin - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 870.935 |
| LCCN: 2004027488 |
| Series: Lang Classical Studies, |
| Physical Information: 366 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Roman confrontation and assimilation of Greek literature entailed a scrutiny, critique, and adaptation of generic assumptions. This book considers the ways in which major genres - among them comedy, lyric, elegy, epic, and the novel - were redefined to accommodate Roman concerns and the ways in which gender plays a role in generic definition and authorial self-definition. Both of these areas of research have been important to William S. Anderson throughout his career. This collection of essays by his students helps readers to understand the nature of Roman literary self-definition, as it honors Professor Anderson's own achievements in this field. |