Ovidian Transversions: 'Iphis and Ianthe', 1300-1650 Contributor(s): Traub, Valerie (Editor), Badir, Patricia (Editor), McCracken, Peggy (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1474448909 ISBN-13: 9781474448901 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $118.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Renaissance - Literary Criticism | Medieval - Literary Criticism | Subjects & Themes - Women |
Series: Conversions |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.30 lbs) 344 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
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Publisher Description: Focuses on transversions of Ovid's 'Iphis and Ianthe' in both English and French literature Medieval and early modern authors engaged with Ovid's tale of 'Iphis and Ianthe' in a number of surprising ways. From Christian translations to secular retellings on the seventeenth-century stage, Ovid's story of a girl's miraculous transformation into a boy sparked a diversity of responses in English and French from the fourteenth to the seventeenth centuries. In addition to analysing various translations and commentaries, the volume clusters essays around treatments of John Lyly's Galatea (c. 1585) and Issac de Benserade's Iphis et Iante (1637). As a whole, the volume addresses gender and transgender, sexuality and gallantry, anatomy and alchemy, fable and history, youth and pedagogy, language and climate change. Key Features:
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