Ancient Stepmothers: Myth, Misogyny and RealityBRILL, 1995 - 288 oldal Ancient Stepmothers is the first full-length study of the stepmother in Graeco-Roman antiquity. Several perspectives are covered: literary, historical and sociological, the last-mentioned making use of comparative material from modern studies of stepfamilies. The portrayal of the stepmother in myth and literature is thoroughly explored. The historical background in Athens and Rome is examined with a view to determining the relationship between fiction and real life. The book makes an important contribution to the study of both literary history and family relationships: in particular, it sheds light on attitudes to women, the portrayal of the step-mother being an outstanding illustration of misogynistic prejudice. It will also interest sociologists wishing to place studies of the contemporary stepfamily in a wider historical context: for this reason, all Greek and Latin is translated into English. |
Tartalomjegyzék
The Stepmother Myths | 223 |
Origins of the Stepmothers Myths | 239 |
The Stepmother in the Folktale | 258 |
Establishing a List of Inscriptions | 267 |
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Gyakori szavak és kifejezések
5th century adopted Agrippa Agrippa Postumus Agrippina amorous stepmother Antony Apollod Athamas Athenian Athens attempt Augustus Britannicus brother chapter character child Claudius concubine conflict contrast Creusa daughter death Decl declamation Deianira Dionysus discussed disinherited divorce Euripides example fact false accusation father favour feelings female filiaster folktale Germanicus Greek half-brother hatred heir Hera Hera's Heracles Hercules Hippolytus hostility Humbert husband Iliad illegitimate incestuous inheritance innocent inscriptions instance involving ISBN 90 jealousy Juno Juno's killed Livia madness marriage married Medea mentioned mother motivation Nero Octavia offspring Phaedra Phrixus Phronime play plot Plutarch poison portrayal Postumus present reference relationship remarriage remarried rôle Roman Rome saeva noverca second wife Seneca sexual Sidero sons Sophocles step step-parent stepchild stepchildren stepdaughter stepfamily stepfather stepmother myths stepmotherly stepmotherly behaviour stepmotherly malevolence stepson stereotype story suggests Tacitus theme Themisto Theseus Tiberius tion tomb Tyro wicked stepmother woman women Zeus