An Intersectional Approach to Theocritus, Idyll 15.
Theocritus's Adoniazusae (Idyll 15) has long been recognized as one of his most historically pertinent Idylls , but the complex social dynamics of the narrative frame warrant further investigation. Building on earlier feminist readings of the poem, this study pays careful attention to the characters...
| Publicado en: | Helios Vol. 49; no. 1; pp. 1 - 26 |
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