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Victorian Women Writers and the Classics: The Feminine of Homer - Classical Presences Hurst, Isobel (Lecturer in English and Classics, Universities of Oxford and Warwick)
Victorian Women Writers and the Classics: The Feminine of Homer - Classical Presences
Hurst, Isobel (Lecturer in English and Classics, Universities of Oxford and Warwick)
An exploration of the role of women writers in the Victorian reception of ancient Greece and Rome. The restrictions which applied to women's learning liberated them from the dullness of a traditional classical education, allowing them to respond imaginatively to classical texts using modern forms such as the novel.
262 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 16, 2006 |
| ISBN13 | 9780199283514 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 272 |
| Dimensions | 224 × 146 × 24 mm · 444 g |
| Language | English |