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Ovidian Myth and Sexual Deviance in Early Modern English Literature S. Carter

Ovidian Myth and Sexual Deviance in Early Modern English Literature By S. Carter

Ovidian Myth and Sexual Deviance in Early Modern English Literature by S. Carter

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Carterexplores early modern culture's reception of Ovid through the manipulation of Ovidian myth by Shakespeare, Middleton, Heywood, Marlowe and Marston.With a focus onsexual violence, homosexuality, incest and idolatry,Carter analyses how depictions of mythologyrepresent radical ideas concerning gender and sexuality.

Ovidian Myth and Sexual Deviance in Early Modern English Literature Summary

Ovidian Myth and Sexual Deviance in Early Modern English Literature by S. Carter

Carterexplores early modern culture's reception of Ovid through the manipulation of Ovidian myth by Shakespeare, Middleton, Heywood, Marlowe and Marston.With a focus onsexual violence, homosexuality, incest and idolatry,Carter analyses how depictions of mythologyrepresent radical ideas concerning gender and sexuality.

Ovidian Myth and Sexual Deviance in Early Modern English Literature Reviews

'With a wonderfully attentive critical eye to the nuances of meaning about the most provocative and secret domain of desire inspired by Ovid, this meticulously researched, engagingly written and convincingly argued book pushes the early modern criticism of sexuality in new directions...This is an accessible and interesting book.' - Goran Stanivukovic, Saint Mary's University, Canada

About S. Carter

SARAH CARTER is a Lecturer in Early Modern literature and has taught at several universities in the UK, most recently at the University of Hull and the University of Sheffield, UK. She researches the reception of Ovid and gender, and has published articles in this area as well as educational guides to Shakespeare's plays.

Table of Contents

Introduction Rape, Revenge and Verse: Philomela 'Chastity's first martyr': Lucrece 'That female wanton boy': Ganymede, Iphis, and Myths of Same Sex Desire 'Not perfect boy nor perfect wench': Hermaphroditus Objects of Desire: Pygmalion, Myrrha, Adonis Conclusion Notes Index

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NPB9780230244238
9780230244238
0230244238
Ovidian Myth and Sexual Deviance in Early Modern English Literature by S. Carter
S. Carter
New
Hardback
Palgrave Macmillan
2011-05-03
212
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