Killing hercules: deianira and the politics of domestic violence, from sophocles to the war on terror
Auteur :
Rowland, Richard
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780367595562
Date de publication :
30 juin 2020
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
660 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Each chapter of this book offers a detailed account of the ways in which different cultures – the ancient Greek democracy, imperial Rome, early Christianity, the emergent vernacular cultures of late medieval and early modern Europe, the Enlightenment – have re-evaluated the story of Hercules and his wife and killer Deianira, in the light of thei