Revenge and gender in classical, medieval, and Renaissance literature

Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements and Dedication -- Introduction: Female Fury and the Masculine Spirit of Vengeance -- PART I THE GENDERING OF REVENGE -- 1 Why are the Erinyes Female? or, What is so Feminine about Revenge? -- 2 Re-marking Revenge in Early Mo...

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Other Authors: Dawson, Lesel (Editor) , McHardy, Fiona (Editor)
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Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press 2018
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Author Notes:Lesel Dawson, Fiona McHardy (eds.)

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