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Women Poets in Ancient Greece and Rome (Paperback)
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Although Greek society was largely male-dominated, it gave rise to
a strong tradition of female authorship. Women poets of ancient
Greece and Rome have long fascinated readers, even though much of
their poetry survives only in fragmentary form.This pathbreaking
volume is the first collection of essays to examine virtually all
surviving poetry by Greek and Roman women. It elevates the status
of the poems by demonstrating their depth and artistry. Edited and
with an introduction by Ellen Greene, the volume covers a broad
time span, beginning with Sappho (ca. 630 b.c.e.) in archaic Greece
and extending to Sulpicia (first century B.C.E.) in Augustan Rome.
In their analyses, the contributors situate the female poets in an
established male tradition, but they also reveal their distinctly
""feminine"" perspectives. Despite relying on literary convention,
the female poets often defy cultural norms, speaking in their own
voices and transcending their positions as objects of derision in
male-authored texts. In their innovative reworkings of established
forms, women poets of ancient Greece and Rome are not mere
imitators but creators of a distinct and original body of work.
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