Playing the Other: Gender and Society in Classical Greek Literature (Women in Culture & Society)

by Froma I Zeitlin (Author)

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  1996

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  This study explores the influential literary texts of the archaic and classical periods ranging from epic and didactic poetry to the theatrical productions of tragedy and comedy in 5th-century Athens. The workings of gender as a factor in Greek social, religious and cultural practices are explored.