| When a Young Man Falls in Love: The Sexual Exploitation of Women in New Comedy Contributor(s): Rosivach, Vincent J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415184487 ISBN-13: 9780415184489 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 1998 Annotation: In this stimulating and provocative book Vincent J. Rosivach examines the plays of New Comedy to reveal how the sexual relationships between the male and female protagonists are essentially exploitative. When A Young Man Falls in Love examines plays including Menander, The Bad-Tempered Man, and The Wet-Nurse, to establish how the representations of heterosexual relationships fall into various stereotypical patterns and to explore the suppositions about social status which underlie these stereotypical and comic portrayals. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Ancient & Classical - Literary Criticism | Drama |
| Dewey: 882.010 |
| LCCN: 97038021 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.42" W x 9.48" (1.18 lbs) 220 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When A Young Man Falls in Love examines the plays of New Comedy to reveal how the sexual relationships between the male and female protagonists are essentially exploitative. It poses important questions about the dramatic portrayal of women in the Greek and Roman worlds. |