Ovidian Myth and Sexual Deviance in Early Modern English Literature [electronic resource] /
Carter, S.author.
Carter explores early modern culture's reception of Ovid through the manipulation of Ovidian myth by Shakespeare, Middleton, Heywood, Marlowe and Marston. With a focus on sexual violence, homosexuality, incest and idolatry, Carter analyses how depictions of mythology represent radical ideas concerning gender and sexuality.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Rape, Revenge, and Verse: Philomela; 3 'Chastity's first martyr': Lucrece; 4 'That female wanton boy': Ganymede, Iphis, and Myths of Same Sex Desire; 5 'Not perfect boy nor perfect wench': Hermaphroditus; 6 Objects of Desire: Pygmalion, Myrrha, Adonis; 7 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Carter explores early modern culture's reception of Ovid through the manipulation of Ovidian myth by Shakespeare, Middleton, Heywood, Marlowe and Marston. With a focus on sexual violence, homosexuality, incest and idolatry, Carter analyses how depictions of mythology represent radical ideas concerning gender and sexuality.
Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D.
British literature.
Literature, Modern.
Fiction.
Poetry.
British and Irish Literature.
Early Modern/Renaissance Literature.
Fiction.
Poetry and Poetics.