Antigone's daughters
Subtitle: gender, family, and expression in the modern novel
By: Marta L. Wilkinson.
Series: Studies on themes and motifs in literature -- vol. 97
Publisher: P. Lang
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
ISBN-13: 9781433102820
Subjects: Women in literature; Mothers and daughters in literature; Antigone (Greek mythology) in literature; Fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism; Fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
Description: "Antigone's Daughters presents various readings of the classical myth of Antigone as interpreted through modern feminist and psychoanalytic literary theories. Topics such as femininity, education, and establishing selfhood amidst the restrictions of the patriarchal society presented by Sophocles provide the foundation for the modern novel. This study serves as a model for the comparative interpretation of literary works of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.