Women and Power in Hellenistic Poetry

Edited by M.A. Harder Edited by J.J.H. Klooster Edited by R.F. Regtuit Edited by G.C. Wakker

Book cover: Women and Power in Hellenistic Poetry

Extent: 396 pages

Publisher: Peeters Publishers

Subjects: Classical Studies, Literary Studies

Series: Hellenistica Groningana

Series volume number: 26

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(October 2021)

ISBN: 9789042945791

Price: $99.00

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eBook (Published)

(October 2021)

ISBN: 9789042945807

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It is a well-known and striking fact that Hellenistic Poetry is full of powerful and powerfully present women, ranging from Ptolemaic and other queens, to female (semi-divinities) and epic heroines. But the Hellenistic era is likewise remarkable for being relatively rich in female authors, specifically in the domain of epigrammatic poetry. This volume sets out to broach not only the question who the powerful women of Hellenistic poetry were, and what their power consisted of, but also, quite emphatically, in what ways they differ from or resemble previous literary representations of women in, for example, Homeric epic, archaic lyric and Athenian tragedy, and why.

  • Edited by M.A. Harder
  • Edited by J.J.H. Klooster
  • Edited by R.F. Regtuit
  • Edited by G.C. Wakker