Sexual symmetry
love in the ancient novel and related genres
by David Konstan
"In the Greek romances," writes David Konstan, "sighs, tears, and suicide attempts are as characteristic of the male as of the female in distress; ruses, disguises, and outright violence in defense of one's chastity are as much the part of the female as of the male." Exploring how erotic love is represented in ancient amatory literature, Konstan points to the symmetry in the passion of the hero and heroine as a unique feature of the Greek novel: they fall mutually in love, they are of approximately the same age and social class, and their reciprocal attachment ends in marriage.
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Classical fiction, Classical influences, Fiction, Greek Love stories, History, History and criticism, Latin Love stories, Literary form, Love stories, Greek, Love stories, Latin, Sex in literature, Classical literature, history and criticism, Greek Romance fiction, Latin Romance fictionTimes
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Sexual symmetry: love in the ancient novel and related genres
1994, Princeton University Press
in English
0691033412 9780691033419
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-261) and index.
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