The Transvestite Achilles : Gender and Genre in Statius' Achilleid
by
P. J. Heslin
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0521117755
ISBN-13
9780521117753
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 30th, 2009
Print length
372 Pages
Weight
582 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.20 x 2.30 cms
Product Classification:
OperaGender studies, gender groups
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Statius' unfinished epic, the Achilleid, explores Achilles' mother's attempt to save her son from the Trojan War by dressing him as a girl. This first book-length study of the poem offers a detailed interpretation and explores questions of the poem's reception and of gender in antiquity.
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