Gender and Communication in Euripides' Plays
Author | : James Harvey Kim On Chong-Gossard |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004168800 |
ISBN-13 | : 900416880X |
Rating | : 4/5 (80X Downloads) |
Download or read book Gender and Communication in Euripides' Plays written by James Harvey Kim On Chong-Gossard and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2008 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Greek tragedy, women constantly struggle to control language. This book shows how aspects of womena (TM)s communicationa "song, silence and secret-keeping as female verbal genres, and the challenges of speaking out of placea "constitute a decisive factor in Euripidesa (TM) portrayal of gender.