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The Distaff Side, Representing the Female in Homer's Odyssey
by Beth Cohen (Editor)
- LITERATURE
- 1995
- PAPER
- 288 PAGES
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Interdisciplinary in approach, these lively scholarly essays discuss the many women of the Odyssey (temptress, monster, goddess, wife), their roles, significance and representation. The essays on visual art are especially strong (and interesting). With 60 illustrations.
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