Postcolonial amazons: female masculinity and courage in ancient greek and sanskrit literature
Auteur :
Penrose, Jr., Walter Duvall
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199533374
Date de publication :
3 nov. 2016
Dimensions :
23,4 x 16,6 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
626 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Scholars have long been divided over whether the Amazons of Greek legend actually existed. Postcolonial Amazons offers a ground-breaking re-evaluation of the place of martial women in antiquity, bridging the gap between myth and reality by expanding our conception of the Amazon archetype to include the real female warriors of the ancient world.