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Cretan Women: Pasiphae, Ariadne, and Phaedra in Latin Poetry New Edition
Author(s): Rebecca Armstrong (Author)
- Publisher: OUP Oxford
- Publication Date: 27 April 2006
- Edition: New
- Language: English
- Print length: 368 pages
- ISBN-10: 0199284032
- ISBN-13: 9780199284030
Book Description
In this detailed study of the representations of Pasiphae, Ariadne, and Phaedra in Latin poetry, Rebecca Armstrong investigates both the literary history of the myths (the Greek roots, the interactions between Roman versions) and their cultural resonance. In addition to close readings of the major treatments of each woman's story (in Catullus, Virgil, Ovid, and Seneca), she offers extended thematic explorations of the importance of memory, wildness, and morality in the myths. By extending the net to encompass three women (all from the same ill-fated family), the book gives a clear picture of the complexity and fascinating interconnectedness of myths and texts in Ancient Rome.
