How Women (Re)Act in Roman Love Poetry: Inhuman She-Wolves and Unhelpful Mothers in Propertius's Elegies.

The article discusses the presence of the mother figure in the elegies of Roman poet Propertius. It asserts that Propertius uses motherhood as one lens through which to explore the intersection of gender and ethical behavior in first-century Before Christ Era in Rome, Italy. Moreover, it also tackle...

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Publicado en:Helios Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 165 - 188
Autor principal: Gold, Barbara K.
Formato: Literary Criticism
Publicado: Texas Tech University Press Fall2006
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